On the way to the museum/park, Noah saw this place and said, "Hey!!! That's my house!!"
LOL....
Peace Prayer Park
The Cornerstone of Peace is a place to remember and honor the more than 240,000 people who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa during WWII. Their names, miltary and civilian alike, regardless of nationality are inscribed on the Cornerstone of Peace. It also serves as a place for us to appreciate the peace in which we live in today, and pray for everlasting world peace.
United States of America
My mom's maiden name: Maurice Clay Hall
My maiden name: Buford Carol Dunsworth
Photo op!!
Haha...kids weren't into a photo op today...it was a hot one!
The Peace Memorial Musuem was created "In order that we may mourn for those who perished during the war, pass on to future generations the historic lessons of the Battle of Okinawa, convey our message to the people of the world and thereby contribute to establishing permanent peace."
-Quoted from Brochure at museum
The above picture was a "remake" of the residents taking refuge in a cave.
The picture below is an enlarged photograph of a victim at a battle site.
Noah asked me who killed that little boy. Such a big question for such a little guy to understand...
A canteen that still contained some of the original water from a fallen soldier.
Interesting poem...esp in the midst of another war...
Museum exhibit...
Lol...
Another interesting poem...
12,363.28km=7682 miles from Naha, Okinawa to Washington, D.C. straight shot
I've always wanted to eat here because it looked interesting. The food wasn't that bad, but it wouldn't be a place I would want to go back to.
1 comment:
Is there somewhere that I can see the list of U.S. names that are on the Cornerstone of Peace? My grandfather was killed on May 10, 1945 at Okinawa. I will never in my lifetime be able to afford to go there. Thanks! Stephanie Scheffler (Lincoln, Nebraska)
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