http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-uss-missouri-20120311,0,6134093.story
While this is most definitely a sight, and a wonderful event to be sure it creates a personal connection to my life that I did not realize the full extent of it. I was born 42 years to the day from the day Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese dragging us into the pacific part of the war. My Grandfather would graduate from the Naval Academy and get deployed. His first deployment? Was to be the CO in charge of these very guns upon the U.S.S. Missouri. That deployment ended on the Deck of the Missouri with Admiral Nimitz signing the peace treaty ending the pacific part of World War II. My grandfathers name is Walter Earnest Saunders. He retired as a commander on the base at Boca Chica (southern Florida Keys almost to Key West). I love you Granddad and you deserve every bit of respect and honor and thanks given to you.
Remember to thank a Veteran, and in this climate go out of your way to thank a currently serving military person. I'm sure they need all the reassurance that they can get in this environment. Without them, we have no chance to fight for our freedom with words.
steamlikeasteamboat 
That is strange. No wonder we hit it off. My birthday is 7 Dec 46. My dad’s was Aug 6, which is the day they dropped the first atomic bomb and technically ended the war. His boat was near the Missouri and they watched the activities from his ship. He was at Normandy also. Small world. The church I used to go to till we closed the doors because of attrition. Only five of us left. The building it was in was dedicated December 7th, 1941. They were dedicating the church at the very moment the attack on Pearl Harbor started. Strange but true facts.
Sort of a PS here. That verse in the Bible the last shall be first and the first shall be last has always rang strong to me. The point I forgot to make though, was, my neighbor girls Dad was one of the few survivors of the USS Arizona in December 7th. He died an alcoholic, but he was a good man at heart. A very sad one thought