Pearl Harbor's Mysteries-- Part 4: PTSD and "The Tears of the Arizona"

4.  THE LINGERING SPECTRE OF PEARL HARBOR.

The United States lost 2,403 persons in the attack.  But many of the survivors suffered from what we now call PTSD.  In a 1988 study, 85% of those still alive still suffered from flashbacks.

Look up the story of Sterling Cale.

5.  THE USS ARIZONA IS STILL LEAKING OIL.

And that is 75 years after it went down.  On December 6, 1941, the day before the attack, it had taken on a full load of oil, 1.5 million gallons for a January trip to the U.S. mainland.  It still leaks between 2-9 quarts a day.  It is estimated that it still has 1/3 of the thick bunker fuel oil that powered it on board.

This is easily observed by visitors who call the drops the "R|Tears of the Arizona."

I watched these for several minutes when I visited.  It is a moving experience.

--GreGen