[Travelandtourism] Battleship Missouri welcomes 4 millionth visitor

[cheryl echevarria]

By: Shane Nelson
June 14, 2010
Three months after a thorough refurbishment in dry dock, the Battleship 
Missouri welcomed its 4 millionth visitor since first opening as a 
historical attraction and floating memorial in 1999.

Battleship Missouri officials surprised Rachel Chmiel of Atlanta with the 
news shortly after she stepped aboard the vessel on June 4.

"My father was in the Navy, so this will have a lot of significance for 
him," Chmiel said, adding that he served aboard the USS Chikaskia. "We did 
some snorkeling and other things while in Hawaii but wanted to see Pearl 
Harbor before we left."

The Battleship Missouri Memorial left dry dock and returned to Pearl 
Harbor's Battleship Row on Jan. 7 after $18 million worth of general 
maintenance.

Jan. 29 marked the 66th anniversary of the Mighty Mo's inaugural voyage in 
1944. The USS Missouri is a veteran of three wars and served as the site of 
Japan's surrender to the Allied forces in 1945

Cheryl Echevarria
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