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The USAF lodge being full, some of us headed to the Navy Lodge. Here the view of Agana from the lodge |
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Since we had but a short night and early flight, but did have a rental car, I could only recommend one place to visit, a place I fondly remembered from the late 1960s, Taragi Beach. |
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Matt, USAF Ret, long distance hiker (e.g. Pacific Trail Crest), living in Fussa, Jap, our willing chauffeur |
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It's Andersen AFB property and thus remained protected and pristine without the destructive influence of decades of heavy tourism. |
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Having about an hour to spend there, we didn't have time to walk around that corner and see miles of unpopulated beach, untouched by civilization. When stationed there, I used to wander off in that direction. |
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Bamboo Willie's, a place to change and also shower after a swim |
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Finally, when we were leaving, the sun rose and I had to stop for a last look in both directions |
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Looking toward Pati's Point, where in 1968 one could see the bomb laden B-52s lauch (in cells of three) day and night, during Arc Light operations, at that time, breaking the Vietnam Army's stranglehold on Keh Sanh. |
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The so-called Grey Ghost and the story. When I was there it was a different Grey Ghost |
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