Known to the Hawaiians as Puwaina, the Hill of Sacrifice, Punchbowl, the National Cemetery of the Pacific, is the final resting place for veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War. Among the notables are casualties of December 7, 1941, Wake Island, the Japanese-American Veterans of the 442nd and 100th Battalion. It is also the final resting place for the WWII Combat Correspondent Ernie Pyle and Astronaut Ellison Onizuka. Photographer: Bill Dasher. Courtesy Impact.
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