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13. google ai overview:

Reply to harumph (Reply #8)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:34 AM

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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 Thursday OP

That filthy POS turns my stomach montanacowboy Thursday #1

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

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

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

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

Shameful, disgraceful democrank Thursday #5

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

Looks like ol' Kash is living the high life to its fullest. calimary Thursday #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 1 hr ago #20

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

google ai overview: orleans Yesterday #13

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

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

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

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

JFC orangecrush Thursday #9

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

Descration is a "power move" to them. Every form of vile behavior is. Grokenstein Thursday #11

This bug-eyed clown... GiqueCee Thursday #12

If our military was involved purr-rat beauty Yesterday #19