Battle of Okinawa Veterans

memorialrubbings · 26-01-2008, 10:30 AM

Hello, about 6 months ago while I was on leave back in the States, I had a conversation with my Grandfather. He told me about his cousin being killed on the landing at Okinawa. Since I'm stationed on Okinawa, I told him about the memorial that was built to remember those fallen during the battle. When my family and I returned we drove down to "Peace Memorial Park" and retrieved a rubbing of the name along with a few pictures. Needless to say, my family truly appreciated this jester.
Long story short, I've created a website to request name rubbings of friends and family that fell during the battle. I stated researching, and I couldn't believe that out of the 50K soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, that no one has set anything like this up. The website and service is free. Please check out the site, and send it to your friends and family that might be interested. http://www.memorialrubbings.org
I'm just an Airman trying to help other veterans

Owen · 26-01-2008, 11:10 AM

Hello & Welcome to the forum.
Nice website you have there.
What is that Japanese Memorial/obelsik with the exhausted GIs sat around?
This one.
http://pub3.bravenet.com/photocenter...rnum=221436691

spidge · 26-01-2008, 01:58 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Great idea!

Many people collect photos of headstones/memorials around the world. I personally collect photos of headstones /memorials of RAAF deaths in ww2. Many of the members on this forum have collected photos in the UK & Europe for me.

These will be available free to whoever wants them.

Slipdigit · 26-01-2008, 09:00 PM

Good Show, Memorial!

Thanks for posting.

von Poop · 26-01-2008, 10:07 PM

Yep, good on you mate, I hope things thrive for you.

Cheers,
Adam.

26-01-2008, 10:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
memorialrubbings Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	Battle of Okinawa Veterans Hello, about 6 months ago while I was on leave back in the States, I had a conversation with my Grandfather. He told me about his cousin being killed on the landing at Okinawa. Since I'm stationed on Okinawa, I told him about the memorial that was built to remember those fallen during the battle. When my family and I returned we drove down to "Peace Memorial Park" and retrieved a rubbing of the name along with a few pictures. Needless to say, my family truly appreciated this jester. Long story short, I've created a website to request name rubbings of friends and family that fell during the battle. I stated researching, and I couldn't believe that out of the 50K soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, that no one has set anything like this up. The website and service is free. Please check out the site, and send it to your friends and family that might be interested. http://www.memorialrubbings.org I'm just an Airman trying to help other veterans

26-01-2008, 01:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,055	Welcome to the forum! Great idea! Many people collect photos of headstones/memorials around the world. I personally collect photos of headstones /memorials of RAAF deaths in ww2. Many of the members on this forum have collected photos in the UK & Europe for me. These will be available free to whoever wants them. __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm

26-01-2008, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods Posts: 1,632	Good Show, Memorial! Thanks for posting. __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag *

26-01-2008, 10:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,497	Yep, good on you mate, I hope things thrive for you. Cheers, Adam. __________________ It's only the Internet.

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26-01-2008, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,485	Hello & Welcome to the forum. Nice website you have there. What is that Japanese Memorial/obelsik with the exhausted GIs sat around? This one. http://pub3.bravenet.com/photocenter...rnum=221436691

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