USS Arizona – Memorial and Tombstone

The USS Arizona (BB-39) was launched on 19 Jun 1915, the last of the Pennsylvania-class battleships.

She served the Navy well until she was sunk at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941 in a surprise Japanese attack which took the life of 1177 her sailors.

They died in the fire, explosions and water of that attack.

The Arizona became their tomb.

It is marked with a large memorial structure – tombstone if you will – for the generations who have since enjoyed freedom - to visit and honor these fallen hero’s.

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Tombstone Photos in the Fall

Living in a mountain climate limits the season available to take tombstone photos.  There is something special about walking through the fall leaves, smelling their smells, enjoying the last warmth of the sun amid the quiet of the tombstones.

The memories made are unique: the angle of the sun, shortness of the day, scents, the solitude of created by the rapid approach of winter snow.

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Alderson Bennett – Civil War Causality

Private Alderson G. Bennett, son of William and Emmeline Cuddy Bennett, died in Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee while serving in the Union Army.   He was buried there in what is now known as the Shiloh National Military Park Cemetery.

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Loss of Father - WWI

A widow visiting the grave of her husband during WWI.

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Buried at Chancellorsville

The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsvile stretched over a week, from 30 Apr to 6 May 1863.  Over 1600 men died.  Over 2018 were missing and over 9000 were wounded. 

The dead were buried amid the briars and tumbles.

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East Hampton Cemetery Trek

Strolling through the cemeteries of East Hampton.

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Elkanah Churchill – 1845 - Plymouth

Elkanah Churchill tombstone in the Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Elkanah Churchill, died Oct 7, 1845 in his 37 year.

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