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Windsurfing Saipan and Tour of WWII Memorial Park by Barrett Walker
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:50
Bunker blasted by canon fire from American battleship.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:44
Photo taken by my son from the cockpit, showing the H-shaped runway on Tinian Island, where the Enola Gay took off to drop the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Saipan, our windsurfing destination, is the nearby island in the background.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:44
Pounding ocean at Suicide Cliffs.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:44
Memorial to the Japanese soldiers who committed mass suicide rather than surrender.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:44
Japanese canon aimed at American invasion forces. We later visited Japan and were awed by how the country has achieved prosperity after the devastation of WWII.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:44
Last Japanese Command Post, an armed & fortified bunker dug into the cliffs of N. Saipan.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:44
Family windsurfing vacation (thanks to my wife watching our two grandaughters)
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:44
With a rain squall approaching, we drop in the water. Note Hyatt Hotel behind the beach.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:15
Windsurfing the clear, warm waters of Saipan.
Submitted by Barrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 01:15
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