Thanks to a North Texas teen, Azle High School is now home to a part of the USS Arizona.
– Before a family trip to Hawaii, Rob Schocke thought his daughter might want to watch the 2001 film Pearl Harbor.Already a fan of a Titanic though, Michael Bay’s take on the historic day, wrapped around a love story, had her hooked.
A thin piece of rusted metal, filled with holes and jagged edges, was unveiled to a crowd of veterans, friends and students. “This is a tangible piece of history,” Schocke said during an interview about the relic at her home this week. “They aren’t just reading it in a book. They’re seeing it with their own eyes, and this is at their school.”There were school projects of course, and even a birthday party where she quizzed her friends on historic facts. Did they come prepared?As the number of survivors grew smaller over the years she wanted to meet one of them before it was too late.
The meeting led to a relationship with the Stratton family, and in 2020 Randy Stratton mentioned the USS Arizona Relics Program, which made pieces of the ship available.
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Azle High School senior helps bring piece of WWII history to campusAzle High School is now home to a unique piece of World War II history thanks in part to an ambitious and caring senior there. At a dedication ceremony at the campus, a piece of the USS Arizona that was sunk at Pearl Harbor was put on permanent display.
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