page_title: USS Arizona Memorial
section_title: Visiting the memorial
hierarchical_section_title: USS Arizona Memorial / Visiting the memorial
caption_attribution_description: English: ID: DN-SD-07-27650 Service Depicted: Navy 061205-N-4965F-007 U.S. Navy USS Arizona survivor, retired Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Langdell pauses to collect his thoughts during an interview by a FOX News correspondent as he visits the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center. One hundred Sailors and Marines assigned to the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS PAUL HAMILTON (DDG 60) and USS RUSSELL (DDG 59) and part of Combat Service Support Group 3, made up the honor cordon, which rendered honors to the survivors as they entered the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Location: PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII (HI) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Camera Operator: MC1 JAMES E. FOEHL, USN Date Shot: 5 Dec 2006 Français&#160;: Le lieutnant Commander (Capitaine de corvette) à la retraite Joseph Langdell, un survivant de l'attaque de l'USS Arizona, interviewé par des journalistes de la chaine FOX News pendant sa visite du Mémorial de l'USS Arizona. Italiano: Il comandante in pensione Joseph Langdell, della U.S. Navy: un superstite dell'attacco alla USS Arizona, intervistato dai giornalisti di Fox News, durante la sua visita al Memoriale della USS Arizona.
context_page_description: The USS Arizona Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the United States' involvement in World War II.
  The memorial, built in 1962, is visited by more than two million people annually. Accessible only by boat, it straddles the sunken hull of the battleship without touching it. Historical information about the attack, shuttle boats to and from the memorial, and general visitor services are available at the associated USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, which opened in 1980 and is operated by the National Park Service. The battleship's sunken remains were declared a National Historic Landmark on May 5, 1989.
  The USS Arizona Memorial is one of several sites in Hawaii that are part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.
context_section_description: The visitor center operated by the National Park Service is free to the public and has a museum with exhibits about the Pearl Harbor attack, such as the ship's bell from Arizona.
  Access to the USS Arizona Memorial is by U.S. Navy boat, for which a numbered ticket, obtained at the visitor center and valid for a designated departure time, is required. More than one million people visit the memorial each year. Because of the large number of visitors and the limited number of boat departures, the 4,500 tickets available each day are often fully allocated by mid-morning. Before boarding the boat for the short trip to the Memorial, visitors view a 23-minute documentary film depicting the attack on Pearl Harbor. Touring of the Memorial is self-guided. The National Park Service Web site provides visitor information, including hours of operation and ticketing advisories.
  A one-hour audio tour of the Memorial and Center exhibits, narrated by actress Jamie Lee Curtis, whose father, Tony Curtis was a World War II and Navy veteran, is available for rent at the visitor center. On the center's grounds along the shoreline are more exhibits and a "Remembrance Circle". Nearby is USS Bowfin, a World War II diesel submarine, which may be toured with separate, paid admission. The battleship USS Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor may also be visited, but require a bus ride to Ford Island.
  On May 6, 2018, boat transportation to the memorial was suspended after one of the vessel operators noticed a crack on its outside. Although repairs were made, the cracks reappeared. The memorial was closed on May 26, 2018, and remained closed until fall 2019, when it was announced it will be re-opening to the public on September 1, 2019. However, boat tours around the memorial and the other ships on Battleship Row continue to be made.
caption: December 2006: 65 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, retired Lieutenant Commander Joseph Langdell, a USS Arizona survivor, recalls the experience at the memorial
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