Pearl Harbor

It happens all the time.

You're in Hawaii looking for that perfect souvenir or gift to bring back home so that you'll remember this trip forever.

The Pearl Harbor bookstore is just one of many souvenir shops you'll run into while traveling Hawaii, but its contents are singular.

There's something to be said about a book that grabs your gut and never lets you go.

Donald Stratton's personal account of the "day of infamy" is one such book. As 1 of the 335 survivors assigned to the USS Arizona, All The Gallant Men is a haunting account of a man who not only survived this devastating attack, but reenlisted to continue the battle in the Pacific.

If you have the chance to visit Pearl Harbor on one of these Saturdays, I highly recommend this free and educational activity for all ages:

• Learn how to fold an origami crane
• Receive a folded crane with a handwritten message of peace from Japan
• Hear the emotional story of Sadako Sasaki and her determination to fold 1,000 origami cranes to live for a 1,000 years.