New Faces on the Block New friends at ClickOkinawa ClickOkinawa.com welcomes Gene Wing into the fold! Gene recently contacted me and we struck up a spirited round of correspondence and sharing of some photos from his days with the 3d Marine Division, Company "C", 7th Engineers. Seems that his outfit might well be thanked for many of the roads that went in up north around Ada Village back in the '50s. Check out his collection of photos at the Gene Wing Gallery. Roger e-mailed me to share an adventure he and a friend had on Okinawa when he was all of 12 years young. I wonder how many others had similar experiences. His story reminded me of the day I took my sons to the annual search for WWII remains. We searched caves all day and had quite a time. Read Roger's adventure. Craig Porter with F-102A aircraft out of Naha Air Base, 1950. Nice photos - and more to come! Wayland Mayo has a very interesting site that includes his stories about his time on Okinawa in 1950. Check out "B-29s Over Korea" Clyde Durham tells his story of flying side-gunner on B-29 out of Kadena AB during the Korean War. A New Okinawa website is born! John Eisenfaust has launched HDR, Okinawa Japan. I continue to enjoy the heck out of John's work! Check it out. Obon followed by Eisa. sample Tour #3 DVD Updates: New Photos! The 9th AVRS Gallery ClickOkinawa.com and the 9thAVRS welcome Phil Ivey to the Gallery! 9th AVRS 2009 Reunion Estep Gallery Whole bunch o' new Photos added Jan 2008 A lot of early morning views and places to go in the evening.

Familiar Faces Stuff already going on... Mission of Hope - Debb's adventure in the Philippines - Some Excellent Photography included! Ron Hyatt and his Crew of the 9th AVRS "Hi Mick, I just wanted to take time to thank you for all the work you have done on behalf of the 9th. I think it turned out really great. What a great opportunity for guys like me to look back on some pretty good years. All those wonderful photos that the guys sent in really sparked some fine memories of what a great outfit the 9th really was. I made some good friends there, even though Okinawa was not exactly a tropical paradise. I remember the men of the 9th got along, and looked out for one another. They were a special group. I'm hoping that more of them will find the website. It sure would be nice to get in touch with more old friends. Again, and I know I speak for all of us when I say thanks. I'm fowarding a copy of this email to all the others that I have in my address book." Lou Amari (31 Oct 07) 2008 Reunion Group Photos Thanks to the addition of Phil Ivey's offerings we're up to more than 650 photos for the 9th AVRS Gallery! Welcome, to the new Gene Wing Gallery! Click the logo and check it out. You have to choose "slide show" since I don't have the other option operational yet. My e-mail address has changed. It is mickmc@bresnan.net Throughout this website you'll find links that refer to mickmc@mcn.net - please DO NOT use that e-mail address any longer. If you do I won't receive your message and then you'll think I'm just ignoring you! Some day I'll get to changing all of my pages - a huge undertaking, so don't hold your breath! Harry Hollis - SeaBees I'm worried about Harry now. I haven't heard from him in many, many weeks and we were working on getting a translation going on a Japanese soldier's diary that had come into his possession. If anyone knows how Harry's doing, please let me know! Mick Ryukyu America Historical Research Society Alex Kishaba - Chairman [READ] story about Kishaba-san The Society's Exhibit pix. Maybe you have some photos that would be of interest to Alex as he continues to build his exhibit. Stars & Stripes features the Exhibit - read it! Slide show from the exhibit.

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May I Salute You? Dear Veteran...

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America the Beautiful Flash Tour of USA

Our National Anthem a .wma file [1.8MB download]

Battle Hymn Well worth the listen!

Some Fun Stuff... Music from 1950-1984 Fun Facts of USMC on Okinawa, 1950 - 1964 Leavenworth Papers Japan's Battle of Okinawa April - June 1945 by Thomas M. Huber Fly a Helicopter. It's Fun!! Thanks, Ward. Legend of the Angel of Mori-no Kawa. notes on the Archaeology of Okinawa Okinawa Web-cam links My First Encounter with Okinawa Jim Grogan's return to Okinawa Commodore Matthew Perry MG James Day, MOH Some of my Favorite Photos My old apartment house in Koza, 1973

Did I mention... my Tour Okinawa video Tours are now available on DVD! You can read about the 14-DVD collection [HERE]. Check 'em out! My e-mail address has changed. It is mickmc@bresnan.net Throughout this website you'll find links that refer to mickmc@mcn.net - please DO NOT use that e-mail address any longer. If you do I won't receive your message and then you'll think I'm just ignoring you! Some day I'll get to changing all of my pages - a huge undertaking, so don't hold your breath! Here's a little tid-bit about Social Security and how it might pertain to you as a veteran. How'd you like to see a few short clips from some of my "Home Movies" [HW-58] [Ride in a F-15] [One Hell of a Combat Instructor!] [Habu fangs] [Habu landing] [Miromi Street, Koza] [Obon] [More Obon] [Roadway obstacle course] [F-4 strafing run] [Yakena Village] And here are a couple from a Montana Pow-wow: [Grand Entry] [Grass Dancers] [Drum & Song]

What Else is Here? Friends of Okinawa Sign up and find friends in your part of the World! BRATS: Our Journey Home Ryukyu America Historical Research Society - read about it here 9th AVRS - 1950s - a fun Slide Show; interactive too! My Yakisoba recipe My Fried Rice recipe What's Obon? Help stop HOAX email forwards. Mail Bag, Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] website last updated: 7-12-09