Comments on: Island for Sale http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/ Living and hiking on the island of Kauai Sun, 06 May 2012 18:32:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ted Fullard http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-140944 Ted Fullard Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:01:06 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-140944 Like Jack, I too was on JI with project 437 out of Vandenberg, but from 65 to 68. I still have my Atoll Divers patch someware. Didn't have a bowling alley when I was there, but I did learn how to carve leather. Like Jack, I too was on JI with project 437 out of Vandenberg, but from 65 to 68. I still have my Atoll Divers patch someware. Didn’t have a bowling alley when I was there, but I did learn how to carve leather.

]]> By: Andy http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-140518 Andy Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:01:25 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-140518 Hi Dan, are you saying you're the new owner? I admit I never followed up on this story, nor did I track down all the details of what was for sale--you know how blogs are. I vaguely remember reading they had withdrawn the sale, but obviously, I haven't followed the story and don't know what really happened. This post has attracted some visits and comments from Johnston veterans, so I'd love to follow up if you have more details for me. Leave a comment or email me, andy a t great-hikes dot com. Hi Dan, are you saying you’re the new owner? I admit I never followed up on this story, nor did I track down all the details of what was for sale–you know how blogs are. I vaguely remember reading they had withdrawn the sale, but obviously, I haven’t followed the story and don’t know what really happened.

This post has attracted some visits and comments from Johnston veterans, so I’d love to follow up if you have more details for me. Leave a comment or email me, andy a t great-hikes dot com.

]]> By: Dan Roncalli http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-140507 Dan Roncalli Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:05:08 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-140507 Had bought the whole lock stock and barrel of Sand Island; Akau, and Hikina are national wildlife refuge operations; the news that Johnston was for sale was actually limited to Sand; sorry, no longer for sale. It's all real clean when I'm not gasping (kidding--no gasping; listen Ma, no asthma), and the bird-watching is tremendous; hey, what was that? We love to take the grandkids flying about on our day's off, which is all the time. Best to all you fellow old contract civilians. Had bought the whole lock stock and barrel of Sand Island; Akau, and Hikina are national wildlife refuge operations; the news that Johnston was for sale was actually limited to Sand; sorry, no longer for sale. It’s all real clean when I’m not gasping (kidding–no gasping; listen Ma, no asthma), and the bird-watching is tremendous; hey, what was that? We love to take the grandkids flying about on our day’s off, which is all the time. Best to all you fellow old contract civilians.

]]> By: William Lindsey III http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-125086 William Lindsey III Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:14:08 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-125086 The Army Chemical Corp pumped all of the Agent Orange from 500,000 bbls onto the chemical incinerator ship Vulcan. The Agent Orange was supposedly incinerated at sea, away from the Island. One contaminated missile launch facility and silo was left intact and surrounded by cyclone fencing due to radiation. The Army Chemical Corp pumped all of the Agent Orange from 500,000 bbls onto the chemical incinerator ship Vulcan. The Agent Orange was supposedly incinerated at sea, away from the Island.
One contaminated missile launch facility and silo was left intact and surrounded by cyclone fencing due to radiation.

]]> By: William Lindsey III http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-125084 William Lindsey III Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:06:02 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-125084 Was a contractor on Johnston in 1980. Dismantled the missile silos and launch facilities, as well as the LOX plant. Prepped all of he material for export to Hawaii. Mel Kaneshiro and I loaded all 500,000. empty bbls that once contained Agent Orange onto a Young Brothers, HTB barge for transport to Flynn-Lerner on sand Island Road, Honolulu Hawaii. Was a contractor on Johnston in 1980. Dismantled the missile silos and launch facilities, as well as the LOX plant. Prepped all of he material for export to Hawaii.
Mel Kaneshiro and I loaded all 500,000. empty bbls that once contained Agent Orange onto a Young Brothers, HTB barge for transport to Flynn-Lerner on sand Island Road, Honolulu Hawaii.

]]> By: David Borden http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-118893 David Borden Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:59:39 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-118893 I was on Island from 1995 to 2003. I met people that I will charish forever and my wife. It was the best part of my life. I will never see anything as great as the water and coral as there is there. I sometimes wish it never ended. I was on Island from 1995 to 2003. I met people that I will charish forever and my wife. It was the best part of my life. I will never see anything as great as the water and coral as there is there. I sometimes wish it never ended.

]]> By: Bill Taylor http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-101712 Bill Taylor Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:13:00 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-101712 I was stationed on Sand Island 8/73-9/74 with the Coast Guard. Too many great memories to count. I have written a few of the stories and included some pictures at my blog-billtaylorcsp.wordpress.com if interested. I was stationed on Sand Island 8/73-9/74 with the Coast Guard. Too many great memories to count. I have written a few of the stories and included some pictures at my blog-billtaylorcsp.wordpress.com
if interested.

]]> By: Roy Whitehead http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-100453 Roy Whitehead Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:56:46 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-100453 I was 18 , station on JI in 1952-53 for a long year. All my teeth were pulled in a very small room w/ no air cond.. But ther were no ac any where. JI was a mile long . I could write a book about that year in a young boy life!! I was 18 , station on JI in 1952-53 for a long year. All my teeth were pulled in a very small room w/ no air cond.. But ther were no ac any where. JI was a mile long . I could write a book about that year in a young boy life!!

]]> By: Ralph Simmons http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-94824 Ralph Simmons Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:29:17 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-94824 I was on the rock in '88. I was in charge of 2 teams installing the temporary back up generators. Best 6 month TDY I ever did. It would be great to have a JI reunion. I was on the rock in ’88. I was in charge of 2 teams installing the temporary back up generators. Best 6 month TDY I ever did. It would be great to have a JI reunion.

]]> By: Ed Shepard http://great-hikes.com/blog/island-for-sale/#comment-92853 Ed Shepard Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:00:43 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=146#comment-92853 I was on JI in 1970-71 in the Air Force, Helped to build the bunkers, would love to hear from some of the guys from that era, when did they start bringing woman to the island??? I was on JI in 1970-71 in the Air Force, Helped to build the bunkers, would love to hear from some of the guys from that era, when did they start bringing woman to the island???

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