Karen
Rasmussen and Sharon Melander in the Waves' Barracks
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - 1965
 
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Naval Station Pearl Harbor
is a United States naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Pearl Harbor
was established as a U.S. Naval Base in 1908, and remains a vital part
of the U.S. defense establishment today. Pearl Harbor is a national
historic landmark because of its essential contribution to the rise
of the U.S. as a major power in the Pacific and the crucial role it
played in World War II, beginning with the December 7, 1941 attack.
It is located about 8 miles from downtown Honolulu. |
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Karen Rasmussen joined the U.S. Navy after
graduating with highest honors from Artesia High School in California.
After graduating from boot camp in Bainbridge, Maryland, she was then
stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was assigned to room with Sharon
Melander, who eventually became Karen's Maid-of-Honor when Karen married
a year later. Karen and Sharon have remained life-time friends forever
there-after and some of those visits are also posted on this website. |
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