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Uploaded: 06/21/19 9:00 PM GMT
In remembrance.
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I realise Memorial here in the states has past, but I recently lost a dear uncle of mine last month. This photo was taken at Tulagi an island in the South pacific where he and others were engaged in warfare against the Japanese. I really don't think he was a prisoner of war, but I remember my mom taking about this photo mentioning how many were starving and how skinny he looks. The expression on his face and joking around sums up who he was. When I was growing up, I would visit their home which was on about 50 acres north of Detroit. They had horses and a gigantic garden which I helped with. Although he was my aunt's husband, everyone called him uncle Rip. He and my aunt are also my God parents. He had a very quick dry sense of humour which would get on my aunt's nerves. :) One of the most memorable memory's I have is when was about 10 years old. My uncle was leasing the neighbours property to graze cows. As a child, I thought "Let me go and pet the cows" or something to that nature. I approached the herd, and one cow (The bull) looked at me and charged! I ran as fast as I could across the field, jumping over the fence then seeing the bull standing there snorting.

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::0930_23
06/21/19 9:26 PM GMT
Sorry for your loss Alex.
He does appear to be fun loving. The movie "South Pacific," came to mind when I saw this.

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.Nikoneer
06/22/19 1:04 AM GMT
Tulagi is part of the Solomon Islands, Alex, and as such was an important port for U.S. forces to capture. In fact, the invasion of Tulagi happened at the same time U.S. Marines attacked the more well-known Guadalcanal. I'm assuming that your uncle was in either the Marines or the Army, probably more likely that he was a Marine, which would explain his rather "hungry" appearance and casual and irreverent attire. In the early days of American involvement in the Solomons, the U.S. Navy was operating with limited craft and the country was still getting on a war footing, so the men fighting out there didn't always receive supplies--particularly food--in a timely manner. America soon caught up but the Marines there were often quite hungry, and your uncle's appearance in this photo was not the exception, but rather the norm. I am certain we all celebrate your uncle's memory with you, through this very special capture from a real slice of history. I salute him as well as my own father, a fellow Marine to your Uncle Rip.

-Nik
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::Ramad
06/22/19 7:57 AM GMT
He looks quite happy and smiling for the photographer in his skirt. One can see that he was undernourished at that time. A very good memento for you to keep and to remember the sacrifices he and others did for the country. Sorry to hear that he passed away a month ago.
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::corngrowth
06/22/19 9:28 AM GMT
Sorry for this loss, Alex. Saying goodbye to someone you've loved and admired often evokes emotions and sentiments. You have expressed this excellently in your narrative.
That your Uncle Rip may rest in peace.
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.luckyshot
06/23/19 4:58 PM GMT
A photo that evokes many memories for you. I think of the musical South Pacific when viewing this.
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.mesmerized
06/25/19 1:06 AM GMT
Sincere condolences in the recent loss of your uncle, Alex...he looked like a fun loving guy...a great old photo and is in good condition...great post!
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