#OTD in 1967, USS Forrestal was rocked by a series of fires and explosions after a glitch caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire and hit the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk on deck. The disaster killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Among the survivors was John McCain. | U.S. Naval Institute

10K views · 219 reactions | Donald Stratton and Lauren Bruner, two of the five remaining USS Arizona survivors, gave first-hand accounts of what happened during the attack on Pearl Harbor. They also talked about the sailor who helped them, Joe George. Read more here: https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/uss-arizona-survivor-we-were-caught-in-the-fireball-1.479761#.WXejSIgrK70 | Stars and Stripes | Facebook