One of the awesome early moments in my Hawaii vacation was a visit with my friend to the USS Missouri --- remember Douglas MacArthur (OLV families take note of the name of our Boulevard) signed the peace treaty with the Japanese on the deck of the USS Missouri with Admiral Nimitz and the Japanese representative.It was quite an experience touring the ship that served in WWII, Viet Nam, and Desert Storm and Iraq. Now it serves as a memorial to those who built such a ship. The guns or canons above produced 16 inch shells that could travel as far as 25 miles from the ship. All of it was just amazing to see.
As I made my way around the ship, what was going through my mind was this question: when you are face to face with what the human mind can create to destroy other people, why have we not learned what peace can accomplish? This is the same question that is posted on the ship quoting one of the Japanese armed forces officers who saw futility in war.
Tomorrow the travelling duo sets sail for the week, visiting five islands. Each day, I will try to send a picture with some significant message ... that is if I can get this laptop working on board the ship.
