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Post Office honors USS Arizona with stamp

Mar 13, 2014, 2:05 PM | Updated: 2:05 pm

PHOENIX — The United States Post Office honored the USS Arizona Memorial, dedicating a stamp to the shrine that rests above the remains of the battleship that was sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Nearly 1,888 sailors went down with the ship. The USS Arizona Memorial was dedicated in 1962.

The priority mail stamp costs $19.99.

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Post Office honors USS Arizona with stamp