Battle of Midway Commemorated As Rebuilt Barbers Point Memorial Unveiled - Honolulu Civil Beat
It’s the culmination of a sometimes contentious four-year effort to rebuild the memorial. Reading time: 4 minutes.
Veterans, service members and community members commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Midway on Sunday with a ceremony that doubled as the official unveiling of a reconstructed memorial at Barbers Point in West Oahu.
The ceremony was held at Kalaeloa Airport, formerly part of Naval Air Station Barbers Point.
“Barbers Point Naval Air Station commissioned on April 15, 1942, was the staging area for the Battle of Midway,” state Sen. Mike Gabbard told the audience. “For this reason, this place is the perfect place to commemorate that victory.”