64th Anniversary of the Port Chicago Explosion

During World War II, on July 17, 1944, 320 military and civilian men gave their lives in service to America when the munitions ships they were loading mysteriously exploded. On July 19, 2008, we reflected on the memories of loss, struggle, and lessons evoked by the 1944 explosion. Mr. Spencer Sikes Jr., a son of one of the survivors, was the keynote speaker. The program was held within the Military Ocean Terminal Concord and visited the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial. Video edited by Julio Sosa.

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[mrlimmysal]

i've just finished a report on this.. and its inconclusive on how it happened.. although there is strong evidence that there was a low yield nuclear device there.. The Quuinault Victory was across the pier.. and a "shinny black" car with no auth

orization was allowed to gain entrance?????

[japaneseempress]

after doing some research and calculations in class I knew the excuses given were crap, and it was a nuclear explosion. Bombs/tnt wouldn't shatter glass windows downtown in Vallejo a half an hour away....The public wasn't truly aware of what was going on back than so it was easy to make excuses that didn't match the entire truth.

[donjuan1demarco]

i agree cause almost everything withing a mile was destroyed

[wonderglory]

My mom was 4 years old when the explosion occured.

[DanNinjaMan]

Apparently this was caused by nuclear weapons testing.