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US Army 7th Dive Detachment Divers SSG Fred Bible and SPC Julio Melendez interred the remains of Pearl Harbor Survivor Lauren Bruner aboard the USS Arizona.
- One of just a few remaining survivors of the attack on the USS Arizona was interred in its wreckage on the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harvor.
- Divers brought the remains of Lauren Bruner into the heart of the wreckage wearing World War II-era diving suits.
- "In retrospect, it's very historical and super-cool, but it's kind of uncomfortable," one of the divers said.
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Pearl Harbor survivor Lauren Bruner was laid to rest aboard the sunken remains of the USS Arizona with the help of two Army divers in diving gear from the period.
Army 7th Dive Detachment Divers SSG Fred Bible and SPC Julio Melendez wore lead boots and a drysuit - weighing a total of 220 pounds - and the last two Mark 5 vintage hard hats certified for operational use on the dive.
Bruner, who died on September 10, at 98 years old, was interred on the wreck of the Arizona on December 7, the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.