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Pearl Harbor birth brings Carlyn Wes sel to memory of tragedy
Carlyn Wes sel of Marion recalls visiting the USS Arizona memorial on Pearl Harbor Day and the oil rain that still surfaces in the harbor. She was born on December 7 1941 the day 2117 people died including 1177 on the Arizona. Carlyn later built a life in Iowa teaching bus safety and retiring from Linn Mar Schools and Grant Wood AEA while carrying the weight of that day. She met three Arizona survivors Alfred Rodrigues Herb Weatherwax and Sterling Cale during a 2009 visit and collected their autographs.
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Arion
Carlyn Wessel
Marion
Uss Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Carlyn
Arizona
Anna Weber
Sand Springs
Carl
Dad
Anna
Lori
Jeff
Minneapolis
Transportation Department
Linn- Mar Community Schools
Grant Wood Aea
Kirkwood Community College
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Alfred Rodrigues
Herb Weatherwax
Sterling Cale
Carlyn Wessel of
Pearl Harbor Day