The fleet in Pearl Harbor, the focus of the attack, suffered the greatest loss; almost half the total casualties occurred when the USS Arizona blew up. U.S. Army, Navy, Army Air Force, and Marine Corps facilities across the length and breadth of Oahu, from Kaneohe to Haleiwa to Malakole, bore their share of death and destruction. Hickam, Wheeler, and Bellows Army Air Fields lost 217 men and 77 aircraft. Naval Air Stations at Ford Island and Kaneohe lost 19 men. Pacific Fleet naval aircraft losses in total, were 92. At Ewa Marine Corps Air Station, four men were killed and 33 aircraft were destroyed. Civilians from Waikiki to Pearl City were killed by exploding anti-aircraft munitions (friendly fire).

For many the wounds are still raw and they need to return to the site of this day of destruction.

Only one who was there can fully appreciate what took place. As a Pearl Harbor Survivor who was at ground zero on "battleship row," the morning of December 7, 1941, I feel, "if you didn't go through it, there's no words that can adequately describe it; if you were there, then no words are necessary." John H. McGoran - U.S. Navy Seaman, USS California (BB-44) 19 years old on 12/7/41

For the average person, the real lesson of Pearl Harbor was eloquently put by Vice Admiral E.P. Aurand in 1986: "The men who died there bought with their lives a lesson for Americans that should last forever. You cannot entrust peace to the promises of men who rule countries where free elections and free speech do not exist."

In the Fall of 2011, JBWOL will take a limited number of Pearl Harbor Survivors - military and civilian to the USS Arizona Memorial. It is the goal of JBWOL to provide individuals affected by the attack on Pearl Harbor the opportunity to say goodbye to the colleagues, friends and family they left behind and to give them the opportunity to be thanked for their service.

If you are interested in this very special trip to Pearl Harbor, please fill out the form below and please read the guidelines carefully.

To qualify for this trip

• Pearl Harbor Survivor: Civilian or military (Spouses of military encouraged to apply)
• Has NEVER returned to Pearl Harbor or Hawaii since 1941
• Must be able to demonstrate why they cannot fulfill this wish on their own
• Physically able to fly for over 5 hours (wheelchairs okay)

Pearl Harbor Interest Form

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