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Veterans commemorate the arrival of the USS Missouri in Hawaii and reflect on why it is one of the world's most famous battleships. This piece also includes audio from General Douglas MacArthur's historic speech on the ship's deck, where Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers in Tokyo Bay.
Note: Good piece to air on Sept. 2, when an annual ceremony takes place on the ship to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War II.
Since this story aired, the "Mighty Mo" has become a floating museum and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Visitors from around the world come to walk the ship's deck and step back into history.
"Battleship Missouri Memorial" won the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter's Excellence in Journalism Award for Public Service Reporting in 1999.
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Veterans commemorate the arrival of the USS Missouri in Hawaii and reflect on why it is one of the world's most famous battleships. This piece also includes audio from General Douglas MacArthur's historic speech on the ship's deck, where Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers in Tokyo Bay.
Note: Good piece to air on Sept. 2, when an annual ceremony takes place on the ship to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War II.
Since this story aired, the "Mighty Mo" has become a floating museum and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Visitors from around the world come to walk the ship's deck and step back into history.
"Battleship Missouri Memorial" won the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter's Excellence in Journalism Award for Public Service Reporting in 1999.
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Review of Battleship Missouri MemorialWell-structured, tightly written and nicely narrated, this news drop-in is full of interesting anecdotes about the Battleship Missouri. There's also good use of sound including brief historic archive recording of General MacArthur. The speakers are engaging and I'd prefer to have heard more of them and a little less of the reporter. But still a perfect addition to Labor Day weekend programming to commemorate Sept 2 anniversary of the Japenese surrender ending WWII. |
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Originally broadcast on NPR's "Morning Edition" in 1999. Updated for PRX.
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INTRO:Today (Sept.2 ) dignitaries, veterans and visitors are gathering on the Battleship Missouri to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War II. On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered on the ship to General Douglas MacArthur, who represented the Allied Powers in Tokyo Bay. Reporter Heidi Chang takes a look back at the ship's pivotal role in history and its arrival in Hawaii, where it is now a floating museum in Pearl Harbor.
OUTRO:Since this story aired, the Battleship Missouri has become a floating museum and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
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Review of Battleship Missouri Memorial
One of those pieces that you listen to when you need a refreshing look at peace and war. The USS Missouri is an iconic figure in both ideals. Reporter does a great job in tying in familiar voices of history to help the listener visualize the life and times of the Mighty Mo. Perfect timing so the world will not only honor the end of WWII on Sept.2, but so we can relate our past to our future.