Pearl Harbor becomes personal for Cindy

I knew I was in trouble when I read the sign for Ford Island and starting crying. After many years of interviewing and writing about Pearl Harbor Survivors I was for the first time,  walking where they walked. My husband and I were celebrating our 30th anniversary on Oahu and Pearl Harbor was one of our first stops. Chapter 11 of War Bonds: Love Stories From the Greatest Generation tells the story of Warren and Betty Schott who lived on Ford Island and both survived the horrific attack. I pictured Warren’s desperate drive to get his wife to safety. They’d spoken of shrapnel falling from the skies– of the road shredded by machine gun fire– of the terror and the noise/ Cindy Hval , “War Bonds: Love Stories of the Greatest Generation.” More here.

Question: Have you visited the Pearl Harbor memorial?