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orleans

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13. google ai overview:

Reply to harumph (Reply #8)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:34 AM

May 15

Based on available reports regarding the 2024 "VIP snorkel" trip involving former FBI official Kash Patel and former Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, there are no other widely reported public officials or high-profile individuals identified as swimming at the USS Arizona Memorial.

Context: Swimming or snorkeling at the USS Arizona Memorial, a sacred military grave, is generally prohibited for the public, making this event highly controversial.

Source of Information: The trip was revealed through government emails.

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Kash Patel and Navy desecrate USS Arizona burial site. [View all] RandySF May 14 OP

That filthy POS turns my stomach montanacowboy May 14 #1

My god, using a national memorial site Grim Chieftain May 14 #2

Truly absurd...but exactly what these collective clowns are delivering daily. OAITW r.2.0 May 14 #3

The area where Patel went swimming is almost entirely off limits with a few exceptions, like placing remains sop May 14 #4

I don't think their ashes are spread on the wreck. Aristus May 15 #17

Shameful, disgraceful democrank May 14 #5

MaddowBlog-Patel's new mess: Emails show his Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at Pearl Harbor memorial LetMyPeopleVote May 14 #6

Looks like ol' Kash is living the high life to its fullest. calimary May 14 #7

Patel needs to be fired after he thought it was a good idea to use his title as the FBI Director to snorkel at this sit LetMyPeopleVote May 16 #20

Is VIP snorkling a thing - is this the first time something like this was permitted? harumph May 14 #8

google ai overview: orleans May 15 #13

The following is from The New Republic article about this issue: harumph May 15 #14

agree. i tried to google who, other than the two mentioned, was in the waters around that area. nt orleans May 15 #18

According to the OP article, yes. sl8 May 15 #15

That being the case, it's a bad call by the Navy and Park Service. harumph May 15 #16

JFC orangecrush May 14 #9

"The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor." ShazzieB May 14 #10

Desecration is a "power move" to them. Every form of vile behavior is. Grokenstein May 14 #11

This bug-eyed clown... GiqueCee May 14 #12

If our military was involved purr-rat beauty May 15 #19

This would be an impeachable offense under any other president. Initech May 16 #21