Upon the Missouri in Pearl Harbor

While on a trip to Honolulu in with robotics students we took the students out to Pearl Harbor to give them a bit of a history lesson. The timing was good as the ship was being prepared for the 7 December anniversary and there were a number of veterans there to chat with. I was impressed with the size of the ship and the size of the gun barrels. I could only imagine the sound that goes along with the firing of those big "cannons". Taking the time to visit Pearl Harbor was a good thing for all of us as it helped to put some perspective on the history lessons the students receive in class. You can't learn it all in the classroom.