Guam?

[Donger94107]

All:

As someone who grew up on Guam, fully immersed in that island's World War II histroy, I look forward to "returning home."

Happy hunting. :arrgh!:

[Threadfin]

I'm sure I'll enjoy my time at Camp Dealy, even if there's no night life :)

[flintlock]

Guam certainly has a colorful history. I would love to visit Guam's National Historical Park some day.

[Donger94107]

The remains of Camp Dealy are now part of Jeff's Pirates Cove and the Ipan Beach Resort. Ironically, the Japanese invade and re-invade Guam and Saipan again and again. Some 1.5 million tourists from Japan (and a few thousand from Korea) hit the beaches annually.

Off Topic ...

BTW: Hard Rock Cafe's Guam and Saipan locations do very well.

Banzai, Joe, Banzai ... $$$

[Donger94107]

Flintlock:

You're refering to the War in the Pacific National Historical Park at Asan, Guam. It's right on Asan point, where on July 21, 1944, elements of the 3rd Marines started the liberation of the first US soil taken by the Japanese.

http://www.nps.gov/wapa/index.htm

http://www.airdaleamericanhistory.com/WWII--AsanBeach1.html

[U-Schultz]

I was on Guam in 1984 with the U.S.M.C. (3rd BN/2nd Marines) for the 40th anniversary of the islands liberation from the Japanese.
Best damn liberty I had in the Corps. Quite a party! We hooched at the Jungle Warfare School but, courtesy of the then Govenor of the island, we had plenty of transport to the main city (whose name I now forget :oops: ). My complements to the citizens there. Beautiful place.