Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – The Hawaii release of my new book Renewal at The Place of Black Tears coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the USS Arizona Memorial (1962-2012). It also marks the transition…Read more
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Teachers, Parents and Students Discover Pearl Harbor Story of Renewal and Reconciliation
ONE OF THE JOYS of my book signings at Pearl Harbor is being able to see the immediate reaction of people to the images in my book. From eight-year-olds to 95-year-old World War II…Read more
Visiting Pearl Harbor | Better Experience
The USS Arizona Memorial is now part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument – Valor for short. The $56-million new visitor center was dedicated on December 7, 2010. Everyday…Read more
The Black Tears At Pearl Harbor
The only sound you hear is your own breathing as you join Brett Seymour, underwater photographer, at Pearl Harbor as he hovers above the sunken hull of the USS Arizona – once a powerful…Read more
Black Tears Normandy Connection
Stan Kaufman on Normandy Beach D-Day 2012, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – I am at Pearl Harbor thinking about Normandy. On this date in 1944 an invasion of France was launched. The Normandy invasion is…Read more

Preparation for After Dark in the Park talk for the 50th Anniversary of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
Daniel Martinez, Chief Historian at the WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument (Valor), invited me to give a talk at Pearl Harbor Visitor Center for the National Park Service’s After Dark in the…Read more
The Oil from the USS Arizona – The “Black Tears”
From the Prologue to the book Renewal at The Place of Black Tears published by Visual World Impression, 2012… “THE PLACE OF BLACK TEARS is a permanent shrine that is always changing. Every few moments, small…See the Black Tears video
