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USS Arizona Memorial, April 2005.
Feeling patriotic today.

Hawaiian clouds are tough to beat. Probably would have been nicer if I had waited for the sun to hit the flag again here. See a few pics later in this series for a nice bright flag shot.
This was taken back in April 2005 while we were visiting the memorial with our high school band tour group of about 150 kids and 20 parents. What a week it was. I'm glad I had these patriotic photos saved up for this weekend's postings. Feels good to celebrate our country once in a while amidst all the nonsense going on in DC and far away lands. It's nice to shift the focus back on what we love about the USA for a change.

USS Arizona Memorial. Names of those who perished at Pearl Harbor, 1941. Moving? Uh huh.
That's Scott on the left with the hat and blondish hair.

Nice profile of Matt on the left.

Independence Weekend images (from April 2005).
Flag flying brightly over the USS Arizona Memorial.

The flag at the USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor.

I usually dont' care much for sunset photos. They always seem to come out less spectacular than what I remember seeing. This one's the same; this sunset was much prettier than what you see here. But hey, it's Hawaii.

Nothing quite like the blues in Hanauma Bay on the southeast corner of O'ahu. Some of the best snorkeling in the world.