Ipneck, my father is a 20 year veteran of the Navy, my maternal grandfather was at Hickam Field, Schofield Barracks that morning.
I know what manning the rails means.
I mentioned near as a suggestion, not in.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam has several berths that the carrier to can be tied to which would not be near the Arizona.
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Originally Posted by lpneck
It would never happen. Pearl Harbor is a graveyard. It would be like lining a football field at Arlington National Cemetery and playing a game on it.
Service men and women "man the rails"- standing at attention in full uniform on the deck of military vessels- as they pass through the harbor in respect.
Wikipedia- Manning the Rails |