USS Iowa

Music video tribute to those aboard the USS Iowa when the turret blew up and killed 47 men. This is for those that survived the horror and for those who lost their lives. This is a wrap up piece of some of the stories I shot when the USS Iowa returned home.

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News & Politics

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• USSIowa
• turret
• explosion
• families
• sailors
• homecoming

[Camarogenius]

As a survivor of USS IOWA, you have no idea how this touched me. I remember that awful day every day of my life. Good tribute.

[RollingThunderHorse]

I am so glad that this video touched you! That was my hope when making it. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[ohjushushit]

One of my classmates, Ramon J Bradshaw was killed on this ship. He left behind a mother, sister, and a 18 month old son. May God have mercy when the truth finally comes out!!!!

[RollingThunderHorse]

I'm sorry about your classmate ohjushushit. I don't think the truth will ever come out which is a a travesty in and of itself.

[SCHRUBBE1966]

Unlike amy artillery powder bags which have increments you can remove; sixteen inch powder bags do not. By trying to alter them to improve long range gun accracy causes mishaps like what happend on the Iowa. It's very sad that the navy tried to blame crew members for what happened. Commander of the pacific fleet at the time is the one that would be responsible. The captain of the ship would have never violated safety requlations without higher orders.

[RollingThunderHorse]

Thanks for the input Schrubbe1966. I truely think that most Americans know that it was not the crews fault and that as usual someone higher up was covering their ass. It was terrible to take such a tragic event and then try to blame someone following orders. and that whole crap of somehow trying to accuse the one guy of being gay...like that would have caused the explosion!

[Kjellern150]

USS Iowa, was in Oslo Norway, many years ago. I was on board. It was BIG. Great battle ship.

[armst012]

I was reading up on the USS Iowa today after seeing an yahoo photo gallery on old battleships and I ran into the story of the accident at first it sounded like it was sabotage, but then you read on about the experiments how upper command didn't want it mentioned and how the investigations seemed to create some kind of excuse to deter from what the real issue is. Sorry to hear about your loss. USA..

[belle9688]

USS Iowa BB-61 that ship, month, day and year still hurts every day, and even that it has been 21 years my family still morns the loss my brave uncle Jose Luis Martinez Jr. My family greatest loss of their son, husband, brother, uncle, and the greatest loss of all a FATHER to an unborn baby girl. To you my brave uncle I salute you with honor, admiration and respect. I LOVE YOU and you will always be in our hearts. With LOVE Delma, Briana and Jose Luis Martinez III.

[larryd41]

I too was on the Iowa that day. GMG2 Larry Daniels, Mount Captain of Mt.54 port side. John Rodney Young and i were inseperable. Where you saw him, most times you saw me too. He was about to get married when we returned from this exercise. Words can't explain it. This so called "Glimpse of Hell" movie, I've never seen it. My doctors advise against it but from what i here they didn't get it right anyway. Would love to talk to others that on board that day or during that time. Miami V.A. Inpatient.

[QuadRunner250]

is it still in commision or did they decommision it?

[Ishhkabibble]

@RollingThunderHorse No one was accused of just being gay... the original story by the Navy said that one gay guy killed himself and his turret mates by sabotaging the gun in order to get at a lover who had jilted him and who was in there, too. Of course they had to be gay since they were all men in there. The Navy actually apologized to his family, though. The first time in the history of the Navys service that they actually did so.

[shaman48]

I have one thing to add to those lost. As a former Air Force and Navy Airman/Seaman i wish to say "Anchors away!"...Best words i can that would be a tribute to the boys lost. They died serving for the country they loved.

[mjandjb]

a very good video . but one part does piss me off a bit , when they so the hanger scene for the tribute with the president , do you know where the Gunnermates that served with these HEROS were ?? they were outside the hanger !! we were not allowed inside because we had shown up too late and was told sorry. first come , first serve , most those "shipmates" were shore based "sailors" with no relation to the 47 , we were left outside and offered to here it on a speaker, Navy taking careof itsown