Hi Tony
Nice gesture mate. I have visited the Arizona Memorial a number of times now and on each occasion found it to be a very moving experience. I found it hard to reflect on the carnage and 1000+ men still entombed below my feet with all the camera snapping Japanese tourists. I would like you to convey my very best wishes to Alex on his 90th Birthday may he enjoy many more.
I believe that when a surviving veteran passes away he is cremated and after all the tourists are gone for the day a ceremony is held at the memorial and navy divers place the urn in the wreck so the person is united in death with his shipmates forever.
Cheers
Tony
