I had a flag flown for my WWII/Korean War Vet Grandfather there

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AirborneHokie96

I had made him a shadow box and wanted the perfect flag for it. I also love it that at WVU, they have the mast from the USS West Virginia on campus and permanently installed in front of Oglebay Hall.

Posted: 03/16/2026 at 11:39 AM ET

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Visited Pearl Harbor recently -- HokieMacDaddy Mar 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM ET

HokieMacDaddy • 03/16/26 10:24 AM ET

Truly a moving experience. Go up in the Ford Island Tower if you can.** -- GobblerCE Mar 16, 2026 at 08:58 PM ET

GobblerCE • 03/16/26 08:58 PM ET

yups... extremely moving place; very. : (** -- bourbonstreet Mar 16, 2026 at 01:57 PM ET

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Was the Arizona still leaking oil? It was when I was there in 2000-ish** -- Tuckahokie Mar 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET

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Yes, 2-9 qts/day. It could go on for as much as 500 years** -- MAHokie69 Mar 16, 2026 at 01:15 PM ET

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that's what they say but I didn't notice** -- HokieMacDaddy Mar 16, 2026 at 01:07 PM ET

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been a while but yes, you can see small oil slicks... -- `lag Mar 16, 2026 at 01:52 PM ET

`lag • 03/16/26 01:52 PM ET

I remember seeing it in the late 90s. I've got a pic somewhere. -- reestuart Mar 16, 2026 at 02:36 PM ET

reestuart • 03/16/26 02:36 PM ET

Very humbling to visit. Grandfather was on the USS California** -- HwoodHokie Mar 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET

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I’ve seen my uncle’s name on the survivor wall. -- Chesapeake_Hokie Mar 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM ET

Chesapeake_Hokie • 03/16/26 11:33 AM ET

what got me was how many of the survivors elected to be interred there -- HokieMacDaddy Mar 16, 2026 at 01:08 PM ET

HokieMacDaddy • 03/16/26 01:08 PM ET

I had a flag flown for my WWII/Korean War Vet Grandfather there ◄ -- AirborneHokie96 Mar 16, 2026 at 11:39 AM ET

AirborneHokie96 • 03/16/26 11:39 AM ET

I did not know about the WVa mast, that's very symbolic -- Chesapeake_Hokie Mar 16, 2026 at 01:33 PM ET

Chesapeake_Hokie • 03/16/26 01:33 PM ET

Govt was going to scrap the USS West Virginia so the Student Body paid -- AirborneHokie96 Mar 16, 2026 at 02:39 PM ET

AirborneHokie96 • 03/16/26 02:39 PM ET

Posts like this are what make the lounge great. Some people should take -- Coach McGuirk Mar 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET

Coach McGuirk • 03/16/26 11:00 AM ET

Yuck, why ruin a great thread with this?** -- BG Hokie Mar 16, 2026 at 07:05 PM ET

BG Hokie • 03/16/26 07:05 PM ET

A big Johnson rules the day too ** -- AirborneHokie96 Mar 16, 2026 at 11:28 AM ET

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