This is how absurd the militarization gets: a guided missile frigate “greets” the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival royal court then takes high school JROTC students on a joy ride back to O’ahu. How militarized are we?
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Updated at 6:08 a.m., Thursday, April 8, 2010
Pearl Harbor-based Crommelin to take part in Merrie Monarch Festival
Advertiser Staff
The Pearl Harbor-based guided missile frigate USS Crommelin will be in Hilo to take part in the 47th Merrie Monarch Festival.
The Crommelin will greet the festival’s Royal Court tomorrow at 9 a.m. at its Pier 1 berth in Hilo Harbor.
Sailors will also attend hula performances, and the Navy’s Pacific Fleet Band will march in the Merrie Monarch Royal Parade on Saturday.
A group of Navy ROTC cadets from Waiakea High will embark with the ship on its return trip to Pearl Harbor.
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