We lived off-base just outside the back gate of Futenma. I went to high school at Kubasaki and was on the Zukeran swim team. (Maybe some day I'll teach Rita Jean)
I was there 82-84. My step dad was pretty hard-core. He was 28 yrs in then, MasterSgt. I didn't get away with much.
I was at Camp Foster. Had a lot of fun running around in those towns!
I kept getting kicked out of the club that was next to the cafeteria on Foster. That's where the video game was that I liked, but I was too young to be in there. Naturally, I went in anyway.
Remember BC Street? Went a few places there I wasn't supposed to be, too.:D
Well thank you for the offer AJs Human but water and I get along just about as well as water and oil. They do not care for each other and go separate ways.
Rita Jean
I'd start you out with something like the swimming pool version of the Bunny Slopes.:D
Your really funny AJs Human. Can I ask does AJs Human have a name or if you do not want it on here I understand. The old saying you cannot teach a old dog new tricks it comes true sometimes you cannot.
Rita Jean
@AJs:
I kept getting kicked out of the club that was next to the cafeteria on Foster. That's where the video game was that I liked, but I was too young to be in there. Naturally, I went in anyway.
Remember BC Street? Went a few places there I wasn't supposed to be, too.:D
I drank a few thousand beers in that nco club.:D
We had a huge riot on Foster on the Marine Corp Birthday on that base. That was fun especially for me being on guard duty at the time. :eek:
I look up were Frank was born at Tachikawa Honshu is that close to were you were at AJs Human? Mom's first name is Tsuneko.
Rita Jean
Honshu is one of the three "Mainland" islands…I forget which one. Okinawa is a few hundred miles south and for the longest time was a territory of Japan rather than actually part of it. Kind of like Guam or American Samoa is for us. One thing you never, ever do...call an Okinawan a Japanese. They get really irate!
There were two local girls my age I palled around with: Ayumi, who was Okinawan and Yukiyo, who was Japanese.
Beer....RAH! My mom broke me of that forever when we were over there.
I'm Belinda.
Bet that riot was….er.....interesting. Marine Birthday Ball was always fun times. Not for me, though. I had to stay home.
Water wings, Rita. And a life vest. And a snorkel:D
Were the Okinawan and the Japanese hard to tell apart as far as looks went?
Rita Jean
Hi Belinda, a little easier to type.
Well water wings must be what you call heaven wings I am not to sure that I want those just yet. Life vest I just know in my heart of hearts sink just like a rock. Snorkel never used one.
Rita Jean
At first, yes. But it's like anything else, you get to know what to look for. There are different Japanese also: Ainu, from the far North are lighter skinned, taller and thinner; Japanese are smaller, slender with longer limbs and finer features; Okinawans are shorter, built more sturdy and slightly coarser features. Kind of like American Indians. I know these are generalities and there are always variations within a group.
That is really neat to know. Mom does not like to talk about Japan we wanted to name our daughter after her she lost it no way your in America and you name America. True to there nature her 1st born was her golden apple do no wrong see no wrong have no wrong. That followed with grandchildren 1st born grandon and daughter. We have the 1st born grand daughter for that matter the last born grandson. They can be very different. Mom has always liked me from day one as I owned akita when I meet my husband and mom said that was really good because I owned the akita. When she does talk I have learned lots of really neat things.
Rita Jean
I don't know what the times were like when she was in Japan. I didn't spend any time on the Mainland. All my time was on Okinawa. I know where to go for fun there, unless things have changed. We camped at Moon Beach, did crafts at Hansen, bummed around BC Street up by Kadena and went to Hedo Point and Ie-Shima, which are historic places from WW2. I'm signing off for now…
Cheers
Be safe talk again.
Rita Jean
@AJs:
I don't know what the times were like when she was in Japan. I didn't spend any time on the Mainland. All my time was on Okinawa. I know where to go for fun there, unless things have changed. We camped at Moon Beach, did crafts at Hansen, bummed around BC Street up by Kadena and went to Hedo Point and Ie-Shima, which are historic places from WW2. I'm signing off for now…
Cheers
I used to take weekend R&R trips out of Kadena to Seoul, Korea. Went to Hansen for the rile range qual.
