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1984 Lorsta Hokkaido Group Photo
1984 Clip of Reagan call
See pictures of the USCS LORAN Station Hokkaido from the vantage point of the antenna by clicking here. Thanks goes to USCG Storekeeper 3rd Class, Veteran, Jeff Howard
1984 Chris and me in the park with new friends
Vic the Dog
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Vic C.
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Vic C. with flags (top),
Beach near base (bottom)
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Timer Room, Transmitter,
and Antenna
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Ken Z. (Base Medic)
1984 ET3 John H. (Me)Lorsta Hokkaido
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Shishihara Hiromichi rear), Hermi (front)
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Mr. Conners
1984 John with Retired Vice Admiral Larkin and his wife
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Rodney H.
John with friend
1984 John with Hatomi at Lorsta Hokkaido
John with friend (top), Daryl R. with friends
Jerry and friends
1984 John and new friends at the wine fest
1984 John and friends at the Ikada Wine Fest
1984 John at Ikada Wine Fest
1984 John B. and John H. and friends at the wine fest
James J. and Jerry B.
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Homer Laussade
1984 Greg and Ozi in the Timer Room
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Gary F. and Ray L.
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Gary F. and his wife
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Chris C. at Easter party
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Capt. Butler
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, visitor in Timer Room
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Timer Room, Akemi (center) with friends
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Wonderful memories of Hokkaido Japan still hold true in my mind. I realize that one year may not seem like much time, but it was a year that had filled my mind with joy and peace and I like to recall those memories often. Even though more than 20 years have come and gone, and time has done its best to try to diminish the memories and cool the love that I once shared with a girl there, time has no jurisdiction on these memories. Those 20 years could not steal or scrape off one sliver of the love I felt for that Japanese girl named Akemi Kyuko, her wonderful country, and the friends that I remember so well and wonder about today.
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1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Akemi and John
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, baseball game against Dairy Association
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, Chris C. at baseball game
against the Dairy Association
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, PAC visit with Admiral Larkin and
his wife, sitting with Mr. Butler
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, (top)
Mr. Lukinich, (bottom) Greg H.
and his girlfriend
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, day on the beach
with the dogs Bi and Vic
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, cold day on the beach
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, beach party, Dave H. Daryl R, Vic C.
1984 Beach near Lorsta Hokkaido,
John dreaming of the future
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, (top) Chief T.
(bottom) Hermi T. and Tom
1984 Lorsta Hokkaido, (top) Mel K.
(bottom) Kent M.
1984 Yukiko and her sister
1984 Yukiko and her brother
1984 Yukiko and her sister (top) Yukiko
and John at Green Park (bottom)
1984 Toshiaki and Miki at Ikada wine fest
1984 Tomiko and Akemi
1984 Super ice slide at Obihiro Ice Fest
1984 John at the Obihiro Ice Fest
1984 Obihiro Ice Fest
1984 Akemi at Obihiro Ice Fest
1984 Akemi and John at the Obihiro Ice Fest
1984 John and friends at the El Paso bar in Obihiro
1984 Tomiko and Lorn B. wedding
1984 (top) John at wedding party,
(bottom) Akemi with her brother
1984 Shishihara Hiromichi (Shishi) speaking at Tomiko and Loren B. wedding
1984 Tomikio and Loran B. wedding
1984 Akemi
1986 Akemi
1984 Akemi, John, Tomiko
1985 Akemi at age 20
1985 Akemi and her father
1984 (top) Akemi, (bottom) Akemi's sister Tomiko
1986 Akemi, with friends at Jingishukan snack bar
1986 Akemi with classmates
1986 Shishihara Hiromichi and Miki, Lorsta Hokkaido Japan
1985 Miyuki (Miki) 7 months old
1986 Tomiko and Miki
1985 Akemi with her friends
1985 Akemi with her friends, Hakodate Shrine
1985 Akemi in nurse school
1985 Akemi and her friends
Thanks for coming to my site and letting me share my memories. Leave a comment if you would like. I would love to read your thoughts.
7 comments:
What a trip......a wild hair and Google lead me to your blog.....I spent a year in Hokkaido immediately following boot camp...'84-'85. I'm the guy in the group photo that's not looking at the camera.
I remember you Bill. Nice to hear from you. I remember much about my time there and I have flashes of memories of you too. You were a good guy.
So far this blog has attached 3 or 4 other old base workers. Drop me an email sometime so I can put your address in my files. Who knows, if we get enough people together maybe we could have a reunion (if perhaps only by cyber means). Take care!
I was there 6/76 - 12/77. Steve Stuertzel. I am sure someone will find this comment just like Bill and I did. My contact # is 623-336-1178. I'd love to here fro Dan Roberts, Both of them, Marty - Mr Stoghs, and the Captain.
I still keep this Blog active with the hopes that others who served in Hokkaido will post a comment. Please do! Thanks.
John
little trip down memory lane - I was there for most of '76. Interesting to see that not much changed later on. thanks
I was there from July 1981- July 1986. Our dogs at the time were Florence and Burnout. You guys may remember the framed certificate on the wall in the TV room with the acknowledgement of the ordainment of “The Reverend B. Out” yep, the dog was a Reverend! Did Guy and Amy still own “The Liberty” bar in Obihiro when you were there? I remember them well. I will always be greatful to Amy for setting me up with two of her girl friends while I was there, Kyoko and Setsuko.
That is awesome that you found this site and I'm glad you made a comment. I still to this day have comments linked to my email so I read and appreciate them all. I'm sorry to say I do not remember the framed certificate nor do I remember Guy and Amy at the Liberty Bar. I do remember going to a bar named the Liberty in Obihiro though. If you are a Facebooker please join the LORAN site, https://www.facebook.com/groups/USCGLoran
I've reconnected with a lot of people that I once knew there.
John Hamre
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