THE early morning air was still and silent and we coasted along the rough roads going to one of Tinian’s historic landmarks some weeks back. The day has just began for…
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Inside a World War II-era blockhouse
DRIVING on the rough path along the lush golf courses of Coral Ocean Point one day last week, I had no idea that one of the island’s historical treasures lies along…
Read MoreExploring a burned out fuel bunker | around-the-island
MY conviction that I had explored and written short pieces about every nook and cranny that Tinian had to offer was proven wrong a few weeks back when I went on…
Read MoreAn afternoon at the Tinian Shrine
TINIAN — I’ve seen the sign on the fork of the road lots of times before, a crudely made piece of wood painted with the words “Tinian Shrine” with an arrow…
Read MoreRevisiting a WW2 structure on Tinian
TINIAN—A few meters away from the air raid shelters and the monuments erected in memory of the marine battalions is the dilapidated yet sturdy structure used to house the air administrations…
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