By Thomas W. Butler
What we in the USA refer to as a hurricane is known as a typhoon in the far east. In the Volcano Islands (Kazan Retto), of which Iwo Jima is a part. October is the month of the most frequent occurrence of these major storms. 1945 was an exception.
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By CTRCS Ron Schneider, USN (ret)
Twenty-seven years ago, circa January 1990, sitting in the Navy Liaison Office at Fort George G. Meade, I briefed the Sinop Station Executive Officer, LT. Ron Furlong on current events and issues. The Berlin Wall came down and the Soviet Union was following in kind. President Reagan had indeed ended the Cold War. Still many items to consider, however.
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