The blackened canteen, which was pulled from the ashes during World War II, is seen as an inspiration for peace. Its blackness and heat-distorted shape represent the inevitability of conflict, yet its presence represents eternal hope for a future of peaceful understanding and reconciliation between former enemies.
Bishop Ryokan Ara of the Tendai Mission in Honolulu, Hawaii, delivers a blessing during the 6th annual Blackened Canteen ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial during the 75th Commemoration of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Chaplin, Lt. Cdr. Justin Bernard meets Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor, during the ‘Blackened Canteen’ ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial.
