From the September 20, 2016, KVOA News 4 NBC News "Sale of t-shorts to help survivors of USS Arizona go to Pearl Harbor anniversary."
A fundraiser to help the seven remaining USS Arizona survivors and their families and their families return to Pearl Harbor for the 75th anniversary, has been a huge success.
The Arizona Wildcats wore special uniforms honoring the ship at last weekend's game against Hawaii. Many fans sported matching jerseys.
The seven survivors are all in their 90s now. And most did not expect to still be alive for the 75th anniversary.
The t-shirts are in battleship gray and feature "At 'Em Arizona // BB-38."
-- GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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