Fort
DeRussy on Waikiki
Beach
and US Army Museum (2024)
and US Army Museum (2024)
We
walked along the beach from our hotel to Fort DeRussy We were last here in 1970, 54 years ago, for R&R from Vietnam |
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Corps
of Engineers Memorial |
Military
Intelligence Service Memorial |
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The
Museum recognized Fort DeRussy as the point for military service members to meet their families during the Vietnam War |
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We
remember how it was in the photo at the right We stayed in the Hilton Hawaiian Village adjacent to Fort DeRussy  |
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The
Way We Were in 1970 Baby Jeannie was 7 months old |
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Fort
DeRussy Park now includes a Museum |
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The
exhibits within the museum begin with the religion
and warfare typical of Polynesian Culture |
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This
ceremonial area is called a Morae |
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Weapons
used during WWII, Korea and Vietnam |
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