Still harbor ill will over USS Missouri departure? It was time for 'Mighty Mo' to go
PEARL HARBOR — This summer, I crossed a good chunk of the world's mightiest ocean to set foot on a longtime Bremerton treasure. OK, in truth, I was...
PEARL HARBOR — This summer, I crossed a good chunk of the world's mightiest ocean to set foot on a longtime Bremerton treasure. OK, in truth, I was on vacation. But in my mind, no trip to the Hawaiian island of Oahu would be complete without a visit to the former warship USS Missouri.The "Mighty Mo," the fabled Navy battleship where World War II officially drew to a close with the Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, has been moored in Pearl Harbor for more than two decades. But anyone familiar with Bremerton in the latter half of the 20th century will recall Missouri was for years the city's most popular attraction.