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Post by beirutvet on May 17, 2018 19:34:53 GMT 8
I don't know, $20 bucks seems fair. What do you guys think?
It appears as though they got EXO's message loud and clear.
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(Thanks for the compliment, Beirutvet, but I am just one voice in an extremely large crowd. $20 IS a fair price, and I recommend it.- EXO)
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Post by beirutvet on Apr 16, 2018 23:59:25 GMT 8
I never had the pleasure of meeting Ron on my 2 trips to The Rock, but knew of him from the many posts here where he showed up to assist everyone he could. I felt like I knew him from seeing him so often on these pages. I am sad to think I will not be able to look him up and chat him up on my next sojourn. Perhaps if we ever get to have our big get-together there, we must have Ron as our master of ceremonies.
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Post by beirutvet on Apr 4, 2018 18:13:51 GMT 8
Steve
Magnificent find! Well worth the read.
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Post by beirutvet on Feb 21, 2018 1:49:17 GMT 8
Cbuehler
Believe me I understand and also feel that pain. Decades ago I could not find someone who did not know of the Bataan Death March. These days I am hard pressed to find someone who does.
Fear not, cbuehler. For I think you know that when looking for those expressing knowledge or even just interest in this history, you need look no further than the pages you will always find here.
Take solace, we are all just a post away.
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Post by beirutvet on Jan 10, 2018 2:03:20 GMT 8
EXO
My guess is you hit the nail on the head when you asked "Had the facts overtaken the story?".
He and his wife were captured very early in the war and were interred for two years before being released in a prisoner exchange. By then, pictures of the bombing of a city that had fallen two years past was old news, I would think. Especially with the Invasion of Italy in September of 1943 and the Pacific campaigns of the Marshall and Gilbert islands in November of 1943. All this a scant month or two before Mydans' release in December that same year. This is all just a swag mind you, but there certainly was no shortage of fresh war news at that time. In fact, one might think that between December of 1941 to August of 1945, there was no such a thing as a slow news day.
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Post by beirutvet on Dec 30, 2017 23:36:31 GMT 8
I will guess that this image was taken from Malinta Point.
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Post by beirutvet on Dec 22, 2017 1:08:05 GMT 8
EXO
You are correct, sir. The old place did have a "quirky and lovable character". That is what endeared it to my heart so much. And I also agree that this was not the reinvention that I had hoped for either.
That main hallway on the second level is a stunning disappointment. I remember it having a kind of french colonial look and now just looks painted over, just like that magnificent mahogany staircase that now has a gleaming white coat of paint that I am sure will show every bit of dirt that is laid on it,,, and seldom cleaned.
I was happy to see the patio in the dining room looked relatively untouched and retained the old style railing though they replaced that with the clear glass railing on the north side. What was the purpose in changing just that portion of the railing? What ever they were going for I feel it has fallen flat.
I am hoping that you are also correct about the decorators imminent arrival. Perhaps that will put some of the old charm back into the place and it won't look so sterile. The decor as is would be a perfect antiseptic fit for any hospital that I would be unfortunate enough to have to visit, not a resort hotel and certainly not one on such a one of a kind and historic piece of real estate as this. Disappointment abounds.
At least with that brand new equipment in the kitchen, perhaps we can at least enjoy some decent toast at breakfast.
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Post by beirutvet on Nov 12, 2017 9:13:11 GMT 8
Hi Dedra
And welcome. May we please see these scans? You heave piqued my interest.
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Post by beirutvet on Oct 25, 2017 16:13:13 GMT 8
Hi Karl
You are surely correct, that is a very unusual picture.
I have a question for you, what on earth are they doing on a raft made of oil drums? They had access to all kinds of small craft so why would they resort to something so primitive? It is listed as being shot during the Bataan campaign but they do not seem to be in any hurry to get where they are going.
2017-10-26 from Karl to Beirutvet: I don’t know, it is a big float and maybe one can put bigger things on it then those tine bancas (boats). I am surprised that they did not use bamboo as sticks.
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Post by beirutvet on Sept 23, 2017 23:18:55 GMT 8
Karl
Thank you so much for the re-post! Once again, the US Navy helps out the Marine Corps. Seeing that picture brought back some memories. That was my first day trip, the day I fell in love with The Rock.
I was not aware that this particular photo went away. I was aware that my pictorials on the USS New Jersey, USS Becuna, USS Olympia and the Washington DC/WW II trip did go bye bye. Perhaps when we figure out the best (and easiest) way around this photobucket fiasco, I will be able to post them all again.
Many Thanks.
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