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Another place to visit along this type of topic was Fort de Russy, Honolulu. Coastal Battery that has been turned into a museum.

Unfortunately, I have no pics of this site to offer. Anybody else reading this been there?
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Here's one:


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[X(] Now that is a big gun - can rival Yamato's![:D]

Nyet! This one's far smaller... probably a 12-incher...
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A reference to The Thread (War Room)......

Holy Moly! 231 pages?? Ummmm, I am not sure if I can browse through all that today...

Another 200+ pages aren't there anymore.... [:D]
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Nice to see a face behind a mod :)
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ug...don't remind me....all those photos i snapped of pearl harbor and i didn't take the camera to Fort DeRussy and those marvelous tanks parked outside it. [:@]

they had a good mockup inside of what one of those concrete rooms looks like with 14inch shells inside it.

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Nice to see a face behind a mod :)

pretty handsome eh? [;)]
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You got it pardner[;)]

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Scrawny Brit jelous of studly American.

Its the same sad story.......they never did get over getting kicked off the Continent. [:'(]
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Nice to see a face behind a mod :)

pretty handsome eh? [;)]

GF Mk I has been exaggerating again I see.... [8|] [:'(]
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GF Mark I worships me....except when i'm on the computer....in which case she wishes to partake of the frying pan and practice being Barry Bonds.

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So now you know what brings our her true personality.....for mine, it's leaving trash cans full too long. [X(]
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What is it with the trash cans? Same thing at my house. I personally don't see a problem with it as long as it doesn't overflow enough to block the fridge or the computer screen.
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If we don't empty our trash cans......the Yellow Dog of Annoyance (otherwise known as the YDA) sneaks into the kitchen at night and leaves a suprise for me when it's time to go to work.


This morning it was Taco Bell wrappers all over the living room floor.
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GF Mark I unit insisted on a road trip and wished to go explore "Olde Concrete" again since its a good way to spend a partially sunny afternoon with Boyfriend unit + dogage. (it also drags me away from the computer)

Now in posession of a digital camera, a return trip to Fort Worden seemed a good idea. If you've ever wondered what that little static LCU on the West coast looks like....here's your chance:

Picture 1. Looking NE from the main parade grounds just after you enter the fort. The houses in the distance were i believe officer's homes for self and family members (you can now rent one out for a weekend excursion though not all have been restored)



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These pictures bring back old memories. I was stationed on Whidbey Island in the mid 80s and remember those forts well. Unfortunately most of my pictures were black and white or slides (I was a photography back then in the Navy).
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Next. Switchboard bunker.



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Yellow Dog of Annoyance does not look too keen on entering



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Far corner inside bunker....some kind of depression and rail assembly.



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Looking back toward the entrance. For some reason things came out rather dark



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ooo......whats this?




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