We're HOME!

It's a long story and involves agriculture, but for many reasons, we missed our flight home. So, at the airline's expense, we stayed an extra day and visited the USS Arizona memorial.

I've never been before. Every time I've been to Hawaii, there were always beaches, pools and stores to conquer. But this time, we had time, so off we went on the CityBus Line 42 to encounter history up close. It was very touching.



But this was my favorite thing there - this is from a newspaper the day the Japanese surrendered. It says:

Let Us Thank God

To Almighty God, for this blessed peace restored to a war-torn world, a grateful people offer devout thanksgivings.

Thank God, we say, the war is over at last. The guns are stilled. The bombs plunge no longer on their missions of death. Mothers and wives and sweethearts can breathe with unfettered hearts. Our loved ones will be coming home. An evil enemy has been crushed.

But there are many who are not here to rejoice with us this great day - because they gave their lives so we could have this day. Give them our prayers, our undying gratitude, our promise to cherish forever the ideals they freely died for. And for peace with victory, let us thank the All-Merciful God.

It's hard to imagine ANY paper today printing something like this. What a different world we live in!