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IJN Yanagi Breakwater - Kitakyushu, Japan
Some ships live forever. Here is a breakwater in Kitakyushu, Japan that was partially made by the wreck of IJN Yanagi. Apparently part...
Tony Boccia
Mar 21 min read
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Suo-Oshima Island - Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
About an hour drive south from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture is Suo-Oshima Island. There are several places...
Tony Boccia
Feb 192 min read
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Tour of Second World War sites on Guam - January 2025
Last month I had the pleasure of facilitating a tour of Second World War sites on Guam, given on behalf of Yokosuka Council on...
Tony Boccia
Feb 182 min read
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War Dogs Memorial - Naval Base Guam
This is the war dogs memorial on Naval Base Guam, or Big Navy as we call it. If you live on Guam and haven’t been to see it, take the...
Tony Boccia
Feb 181 min read
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Family trip to Saipan
Seems crazy how time flies, but last month we took a family trip to Saipan to ring in the new year and take the edge off our upcoming...
Tony Boccia
Feb 183 min read
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Imperial Japanese Navy 5th Hospital Corps Memorial
This small in-ground monument is dedicated to the Imperial Japanese Navy's 5th Hospital Corps, at the South Pacific Memorial Peace Park...
Tony Boccia
Feb 181 min read
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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...
Tony Boccia
Feb 173 min read
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Mikasa Historic Memorial Warship - Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Mikasa Historic Memorial Ship and statue of Admiral Togo Heihachiro at Mikasa Park Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Back in November 2024, I...
Tony Boccia
Feb 172 min read
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Imperial Japanese Historical sites of Tokyo - Enomoto Takeaki statue in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Enomoto Takeaki 榎本 武揚 is one of the founding fathers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and a pivotal figure in the history of Japan.
Tony Boccia
Feb 173 min read
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Website udpate
Over the past month I've gotten the Pacific History Guide website to where I want it to be, and with the help of some friends and my...
Tony Boccia
Feb 71 min read
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New Website
I'm writing this first blog post on 12 January, 2025 from my home on Guam. On this day I purchased this URL and began building the page....
Tony Boccia
Jan 121 min read
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