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VJ day parade in Honolulu 1945 |
VampiressRN
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Posts: 5137
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
|  Posted: 2011-09-19 4:35 pm Permalink
Great!!!
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Vince Martini
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Joined: May 02, 2010
Posts: 269
From: Iki Pohaku, Arkansas
| Posted: 2011-09-19 6:08 pm Permalink
I tried to watch this with a dry eye and found it absolutely impossible. This just made me think of my father, my uncles and the fact that I was blessed to be raised by the Greatest Generation!
MAHALO, RICHARD SULLIVAN!
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1896
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2011-09-19 8:42 pm Permalink
Glad you enjoyed it VM.I have tried to visualize and think about what it would have been like
to have been there and gone thru what so many of those brave people did back then...it's
thought provoking !
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Vince Martini
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Joined: May 02, 2010
Posts: 269
From: Iki Pohaku, Arkansas
| Posted: 2011-09-27 8:59 pm Permalink
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On 2011-09-19 20:42, 1961surf wrote:
Glad you enjoyed it VM.I have tried to visualize and think about what it would have been like
to have been there and gone thru what so many of those brave people did back then...it's
thought provoking !
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ABSOLUTELY!!! Was there any more footage that you are planning on sharing in the future?
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1896
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2011-09-30 4:46 pm Permalink
Not at the moment VM , however I receive interesting footage from time to time ,
and find footage once in awhile that's worth posting .
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1896
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2011-10-19 08:46 am Permalink
I would like to hear more thoughts from all of you after viewing this video .
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msteeln
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Joined: Mar 24, 2008
Posts: 236
From: Ka'a'awa, HI
| Posted: 2011-10-19 11:10 pm Permalink
If I had a suitable projector I'd scoop all the old film of Hawaii that's sold on ebay. No telling what gold is found in the frames of these deteriorating reels, even just the normal stuff is great from a reference pov and seeing people/places that are long gone, along with most of the Aloha that was so prevelant back then. It was a different and often glorious time, and it was the incredible people that made it so.
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senioraqua
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Joined: Jul 11, 2004
Posts: 401
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2011-10-22 05:33 am Permalink
Very nice, thanks for sharing. Wait, people used to celebrate
without burning cars and breaking store windows?
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TraderDon
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Joined: Jun 15, 2011
Posts: 52
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2011-10-22 08:55 am Permalink
Amazing footage! Thanks for sharing!
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tikitony
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From: Ventura, CA
| Posted: 2011-10-22 09:36 am Permalink
Wow, gave me goose bumps!
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abstractiki
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Posts: 585
From: Lodi, CA
| Posted: 2011-10-27 9:29 pm Permalink
That's a super cool movie. I love watching how things really were rather than always the slick Hollywood stuff we see on TV or at the movies. This was on such a special day and genuine emotions were shown, this is a real treat to view.
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Wayfarer
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Joined: Jun 03, 2009
Posts: 293
From: Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn
| Posted: 2011-11-02 08:16 am Permalink
That's an amazing video, and as a Sailor it makes me happy to see so many in it as well.
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1896
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2011-12-07 10:44 am Permalink
Today Dec 7th 2011 - marks the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack !
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SlovakTiki
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Joined: Jul 07, 2002
Posts: 96
From: Minneapolis, MN
| Posted: 2011-12-07 2:19 pm Permalink
On this day, December 7th, let's all drink a toast to the brave American (and Allied) soldiers who fought for us in the Pacific between 1941 & 1945. They deserve our thanks.
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msteeln
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Joined: Mar 24, 2008
Posts: 236
From: Ka'a'awa, HI
| Posted: 2011-12-07 2:44 pm Permalink
Here's the newly found and just released Daughtry footage showing heavy action in the heat of battle during the second wave of the Japanese attack. It's a Gvmt. copy of what was quickly confiscated and in poor condition, yet the stunning scenes conveys much of the infamous moment's intensity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeLWNadsQpE
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