Thank you for the great Kwaj tour. I lived there from 66 to 69 and can finally share with friends and family. Dad was a civilian doctor and that took us to many islands.

I lived there from 1972-76. Some of the best times of my life. It's nice to see how things have changed after all these years. Most of us will never have the opportunity to go back to visit. This is the next best thing. Thank you.

Great video, brought back all my memories of the 12 years I spent out there in my youth!! (1967 - 1979)

Hey, I was here in 1955. Second grade, also received my First Communion here. We had a duplex right on the beach which had a pavilion and picnic tables. Used to go shelling every day. Still have a lot of the shells from that area. Also received my First Communion there, now no boat in front of the church. Learned to ride my bike there also, my dad was a search and rescue pilot Things sure have changed, but love to look at the video, thanks for sharing! .

we were there in 1955, Dad was in the Air Force, Mom had to keep her eye on four little boys, 6, 5, 3, 1, still have many of the sea shells, 80 degrees on Christmas

Great video!! I was there from 86-90 as a kid. Absolutely loved it!!!

Kwaj 79-80. Lots of great softball and basketball leagues. Fun place. Pace was slow. People friendly. The world was a lot younger and so were we.

Beautiful. Was never there but have seen and lived in places like it in the Canal Zone, Diego Garcia,Guam Saipan. What a layed back life though at time can get that island fever.

Awesome tour... haven't thought about the Kwaj in many years... Landed there by accident (long story), but been in love with it forever...

This was great to get a current tour of Kwaj...live there as a child 1963 to 1966 then again in 1973...Great!

Memory Lane.Thanks! I don't know how many times, in my mind's eye, that I've gone down that long sidewalk by the Richardson and Chapel.

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Wharton the theatre is now gone. Loved setting outside watching a movie.

The house I lived in for 12 years is at 30:52..this was fun showing my co-workers where I grew up.

@eastcoastm3

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Sherrill I was with the KAWJ WEATHER STATION, building on your right, halfway down the runway. Kinda laid back, but fun using bikes for transportation and outdoor movie theater. Ice chests & beers were allowed!

Best...kwaj...tour...EVER! :)

This is a great video, Gomez! I'm sharing it to Kwaj-Net tomorrow around 3:00 CT.

16:38 Lincoln Street house 123-A was my house from 2000-2005.

one of my best 5 years of my life . I see the film and feel homesick.The only things are changing are some of the housing area, I saw my house in front of the tennis court. nice.we were there from 1994 to 1999

@petersonlangrine6523

5 жыл бұрын

Now is more beautiful than before

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

Betina D. Probably still about the same with less people. The Richardson Theater has been torn done though .

Worked for MZC On Spartan Sprint cells and DCCB 1969 1970. Great experience would love.to go back. Gary Crerar

Was stationed there when it was navy.1960-61. Went back in early 70's but could. Not get off the aircraft. Was there passing thru with Continental air Micronesia. Enjoyed my time there in the navy. Caught a marlin while out fishing on the Captains gig. Fed a lot of folks.

Great video! I left Kwaj in 2001 and I still recognize every part of this video! With the exception of the skate park, and some of the newer buildings, it's exactly as I remember it when I was in high school out there!

@d.m.4815

6 жыл бұрын

FAST Food Pit Stops. Probably won’t change much in the future as well. I think that makes it even more special.

@fastfoodpitstops

6 жыл бұрын

D. M. ... Thanks for uploading this! I went to high school there from 98-01 and worked at the rich (family outdoor theater), the fire station (data entry), the yuk (adult theater), the pro shop at the golf course, the bowling alley AND the teen center. Lots of teen jobs! Lived on Heliotrope. Need to scan the video again didn't see my street there! Thanks again! - Justin Farmer

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

FAST Food Pit Stops the Rich Theatre has been torn down. I may not have driven down your old street.

Holy crap - I was there in 1973 - WHERE'D ALL THE PEOPLE GO? This looks very surreal to me. Thank you for doing this! I was hoping you would've taken a right at the end and gone to the pier. I wish I could've also seen inside some of the notable buildings. Do more! Do more!

@MjkeG

8 жыл бұрын

+Widget Griffon A lot of the Operations remoted to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville AL way back in 2010 or so.

@martineastburn3679

6 жыл бұрын

I lived there in the early 60's and you could not find a place without a person! We had over 6000 men without families and over 400 families. We were a family of 7 to begin with down to 5 after I left after 2+ years Mom and Dad did two tours that added up to 11 years. Our cousin went there with SAR Navy - in the middle 50's. Brother went there with MIT/Lincoln labs and lasted through Typhoon Zelda. I dream of going back some day, but know it is to late to ponder it. I should mention - the extension on both islands had not started in 63. Martin Eastburn

@MrDiesel6

6 жыл бұрын

Wow! I was there from 1972 - 74. Absolutely THE best place we were stationed ... wasn't ready to leave when my dad got transferred stateside.

@nerblebun

6 жыл бұрын

Martin Eastburn: I was there during Typhoon Zelda. Quite a storm.

My office that building on the right, halfway down the runway. It was the Kwajalein Weather Station providing meteorological support for missile range operations & ICBM multiple warhead testing program. It was great using bikes for everyday transportation and who could not love the outdoor movie theater. Ice chest & beers were the normal snacks on movie nights.

Ahhhh... the good old Snake Pit. One of my favorite haunts. Lived on Kwaj. for 5 years & loved every minute. Looks like "Almost Paradise", has been deserted. Where did all the people go?

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

Grandpa the Grey this was Sunday after church. Most people are home or in the BQ’s just relaxing.

I was there in 93, we built the Religious school 6:11 some if the best memories of real living.

I was on Kwaj in 1953 had the ham station KX6BC USAF AACS com station.

God, I would like to go back.

is it still in use!?

I'm from Marshall Island but I'd never been to Kwajlein Atoll. It's beautiful though

I didn't see the section of Ocean Road where I lived from 1972-1975. We were across from Pine Street and George Seitz school and next to the Teen Center. Or did I miss it? By the way, the "Ivey Fittess Center" was the Ivey Hall movie theater in my day.

@d.m.4815

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Wilson I didn't ride up that section if Ocean Rd. The Teen Center is now located up at Emon Beach behind the Kayak Shack. I didn't get a shot of that either. I'm sure not much has changed since you were here.

I was on kwaj in the 50s when they were doing the bomb testing my dad was Navy as a kid it was a great placeto live.

@leegreen6723

8 жыл бұрын

Linda, When in the 50's were you there? I was there in 55 - 56. Mom was the school principal, Dorothy Green.

@lindabarnes85

8 жыл бұрын

+Lee Green. the dates i have are Sept 1955 through Jaan 10. 1957. Good hhearing from you.

@leegreen6723

8 жыл бұрын

Linda, You must mean the Hydrogen Bomb test. That was the first air dropped test of such a device. Mom may have been your teacher as she did that for several grades along with being the principal.

@lindabarnes85

8 жыл бұрын

+Lee Green in the next few days ill be looking for my old report cards from there to see who signed it.

@leegreen6723

8 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Please do. It seems likely we knew each other back then. After all, it was a small island.

Wow, perform 3 great tours there, Nov 96 to Nov 98, May 1999 to May 2003 and May 2004 to Jan 2012. Small paradise Island, American style in the Marshall Islands.

@obiwankenobi9093

5 жыл бұрын

I lived ther from 2004 to 2012

@shable1436

Жыл бұрын

My friend Douglas Beverly was there during those years, although he was a contractor but had just got out of Air Force 10 years deal, and still had secret clearances, so they hired him quickly, and he would call me always saying how bored he was, but his family was stateside, so that's probably why, he was a a missile specialist in Air Force, but eventually sat in office all day behind computer, basically did same thing there on island he said.

I love it!!! I left in 2005 and some things have changed but some stayed the same... But one thing that I don't like.... where are the people? When I left it was a busy all the time.

@d.m.4815

8 жыл бұрын

There wasn't many people out the day i made the video. I would say there are 1200 people here now.

@JamieKauai

8 жыл бұрын

There was over 2400 when I left not counting Roi

Is the church with the dog tags in the stained glass still there?

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

Sum Dood the church is still there. Maybe it has been updated because I did not see any dog tags while attending service.

@SumDood1

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, ok. There used to be a set of dog tags in the stained glass of the church. They were kinda hanging in the glass itself.

Where is everybody? I guess there was more activity in 1973 when I was there. Looks nice, tho.

it looks like its very quiet there, maybe only sound of breeze

I can imagine that there is a fair amount of people that get injured by falling coconuts.

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

steve94044 I haven’t heard of anyone being hit but it could happen.

The Dome Houses would be nice in a Typhoon.

Omg I see my home i'm currently living in Kwajalein ( worst Internet ) yes it has Internet now

not sure which is sadder...the lack of people, or the music. very pretty tho.

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

J Kelly it was Sunday, after church, everyone was relaxing!

Great video for sponsors to pass to their incoming employees.

I moved out of kwaj in 2012 i lived there for seven years

@bobbyaxelrod2720

5 жыл бұрын

how was living there 7 yrs? im being offered job there right now, im used to PX, DFAC, base living already, but havent did it on a island, looks very very quiet place.

Kwajalein is a military installation. Taking pictures and video camera shooting are forbidden. Do they allow now taking videos and pictures or do you need to get a permit to do so?

@fastfoodpitstops

6 жыл бұрын

That is absolutely untrue. Had you actually lived on Kwaj (as I did for many years), you would know that taking pictures and video on the base is not forbidden whatsoever...

@arthurdemers6820

4 жыл бұрын

I was a peace corps volunteer in the early 1980’s and a fellow peace corps volunteer came to Kwajalein via Ebeye on a microchip and we had to take an airplane back to Majuro via Kwajalein. At the airport we were put in a small waiting area where we were told we had to stay for ten hours. Well being young we jumped a fence and went on a jumbo budget. We went to the PX, the yoke yuk club. We had a blast until we returned and security read us the riot act. Of course neither of us had passports or documents and were accused of being Russian sailors off of “Brand X”. Must of been a slow security day. Lol Me and my fellow volunteer who had not seen each other in 8 months and had lived on islands without electricity or running water thought we died and went to heaven that day in Kwajalein

Can anyone visit there if they aren't in the armed forces?

@d.m.4815

4 жыл бұрын

steve94044 the only way to visit is to have someone that works there sponser you.

@steve94044

4 жыл бұрын

D. M. Thanks for the reply! My father was stationed there in WW2. I am an amateur radio operator and once several years ago I worked a Ham on Kwaj on 29.600 FM mobile from San Jose, Ca. Maybe someday I can talk to someone again via Ham radio again. Take Care!

Change the Annoying Music PLEASE !