South Pacific Memorial Peace Park - Yigo Village, Guam
South Pacific Memorial Peace Park - Yigo Village, Guam The South Pacific Memorial Peace Park in Yigo, Guam was established in June 1970 on the site of the former Mataguac Hill Command Post by the South Pacific War Memorial Association. Here, the last Japanese organized resistance on Guam ended on August 10, 1944; at the site you can find a small remembrance chapel, a peace memorial, and several monuments and markers that commemorate both the people who took part in the battle
Tony Boccia
Korea-Britain First Encounter Monument
Greetings PHG family, it seems crazy but my last time in Korea was 2018, when I made port on Jeju Island while attached to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Prior to 2018, I'd visited Korea almost every year, sometimes twice a year, as part of a port call or aircraft detachment. Most of my experience has been in Busan, a busy port city on the southeastern corner of the country. My last time visiting there was ten years ago this October, and I'm really itching to get back. One place
Tony Boccia
Early submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy - Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
The first Imperial Japanese Navy submarines were purchased from Electric Boat in the United States in1904. These five ships were assembled in the U.S. under the supervision of Arthur Busch to the specifications laid out by John Holland; these two men had previously built the very first commissioned submarine in the USN, USS Holland (SS-1). The five ships were partially dismantled and shipped to Japan in kit form, where they were assembled by Busch at the Yokosuka Naval Arsena
Tony Boccia