National Park Service Denies Families Request to Lay Wreath on U.S.S. Arizona Memorial on December 7th
Many of you had contacted Operation 85 about what representation family would have at the Memorial for the upcoming December […]
🇺🇸 USS Arizona Update: We Did It — Operation 85 Surpasses the “Impossible” Goal
Dear Family Members and Supporters: In early October, OP85 researcher John Hardy and I started our morning meeting the same
U.S.S. Arizona Sailors and the Letters They Left Behind
Written by: Bobbi Jo BuelThey came from small towns across America—farm boys and dreamers who found themselves aboard one of
Final Letters from the U.S.S. Arizona Crew
Written by: Bobbie Jo BuelTheir letters home from aboard the U.S.S. Arizona carried quiet warnings of war. Weeks later, the
Operation 85 Partners with Wreaths Across America to Sponsor the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in 2025
SPONSOR A WREATH NOW! We’re honored to share big news for the families of the U.S.S. Arizona and all who care
The Untold Stories of Women and Families Who Honored the U.S.S. Arizona Heroes
Discover the brave sisters, mothers, and widows who answered the call during WWII, carrying on the legacy of the USS
Fathers of the Fallen: The Men Who Served After Losing Sons at Pearl Harbor
Written by: Bobbie Jo Buel When he heard that his brothers, Gordon and Malcolm, were killed in the attack on
When One Son Wasn’t the Only Loss: The Families Who Gave Everything at Pearl Harbor and Beyond
On this Memorial Day weekend we remember the men of the U.S.S. Arizona and their families, especially those who lost
Before Pearl Harbor: The Orphaned and Grieving Boys Who Became U.S.S. Arizona Sailors
Long before Pearl Harbor, many of the U.S.S. Arizona’s crew had already faced devastating loss—growing up without parents, through disease,
From Conservation Corps to the U.S.S. Arizona: How the Great Depression Prepared a Generation for War
Before they served aboard the U.S.S. Arizona, many young men first found purpose and discipline in Depression-era jobs like the