“The Oozlefinch”
For those of you that know us well you know when its says “free” we line up! Some of the most interesting things are free and usually people stumble across them accidentally. We had walked by the US Army Museum of Hawaii many times (okay it’s the back way to Diary Queen in Waikiki). The building is located on the water and Battery Randolph was built as a first line of defense against an attack by sea. It’s a low profile building that resembles a grass covered sand dune and is made of steel reinforced concrete 15 feet thick. The museum galleries on the ground floor depict early Hawaiian warfare through the Vietnam War. The second floor Gallery of Heroes leads to the Cobra helicopter and 7 inch gun from the battleship USS New Hampshire on the roof. Les is pictured with “The Oozlefinch”, the fictional mascot of the Coast Artillery USA. This bird flies backwards in order to keep the dust out of its eyes and is s...