Statendam WW2 Pacific Cruise 2008 highlights Pt1

Please enjoy this short professionally edited video of our historic cruise March 1 to March 26th Auckland-Noumea-Guadacanal-Rabaul Papua New Guinea-Yap Micronesia & in Part 2...Guam-Saipan-Iwo Jima-Okinawa-Nagasaki-Kobe/Osaka.

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Regards,

Noel & Pat Bell

Melbourne Australia

Noel & Pat,

Thank you very much for your wonderful video and taking the time and trouble to post it.

I was very interested in this trip but it wasn't possible as I am sole carer for my mother who has Vascular Dementia.

My father and uncle were both US Marines who fought at Guadalcanal and I also called into Rabaul when on HMAS Sydney taking troops to Vietnam in 1967.

I look forward to viewing Part 2.

Wayne

Many thanks for your reply Wayne,

We had some great services on board the ship as we anchored off Iron Bottom Sound & made our way thru the 'slot' to Rabaul. The next service anchored was at Iwo Jima & you will see that on part2 in a week or two when I post it.

Regards

Noel

AMAZING TO SEE THAT AREA 65 YEARS LATER!...YOU DID A GREAT AND LOVING JOB IN GIVING US TASTE OF THE HISTORY AND PRESENT DAY LIFE OF THOSE BATTLEFIELDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHOULD BE SHOWN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO REMEMBER WHY THEY HAVE WHAT THEY HAVE!

RALPH CASTRO & MARJORIE SILVA

OUR VIDEO LIFE....CLICK http://www.youtube.com/user/hommebronze/

we also enjoyed this cruise - thanks for posting video - brought it all back for us

diane

Enjoyed your video too cant wait for part 2.

Gary

Thank you for posting this very moving video. My late husband's uncle dies at Guadalcanal -- he was a Navy man, all of 22 years old. I never knew him -- I was 8 when WWII ended, but the video brought tears to my eyes knowing how the family was devastated by his untimely death.

I look forward to the next installment and am forwarding this to others.

Thank you for posting this very moving video. My late husband's uncle dies at Guadalcanal -- he was a Navy man, all of 22 years old. I never knew him -- I was 8 when WWII ended, but the video brought tears to my eyes knowing how the family was devastated by his untimely death.

I look forward to the next installment and am forwarding this to others.