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yaesu

(9,016 posts)
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 03:52 PM Feb 2025

Another example of your walmart money at work ( 2019 news I found while researching WWII Guadalcanal)

(Reuters) - The battlefields of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, draw visitors from the United States and its war allies, as well as those from Japan, decades after the bloody campaign in the South Pacific ended. But in recent weeks, some visitors say they have been prevented from accessing one of Guadalcanal's most significant World War II sites, which includes a Japanese war monument, after a deal handed control of the land to a company controlled by a Chinese businessman.

Tour operators and the Japanese ambassador to the Solomons say it appears to be a case of a lack of understanding of the significance of the Alligator Creek site by the new owner.

The issue has stirred up debate in the Solomons concerning its new relationship with China, which was formalized in September following the Pacific island nation's decision to sever its diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of Beijing.

That decision has frustrated the now aligned United States and Japan, with US officials expressing concern about China's "use of economic and military levers" to increase its influence in the South Pacific.

https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-land-deal-in-solomons-guadalcanal-disrupts-access-to-wwii-site-2019-11

I do know from recent reports that a major Marine Corps battle site of Alligator Creek was turned into a massive concrete factory.

Let's hope that these business ventures are actually improving the lives of the locals, maybe, crossing my fingers.

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Another example of your walmart money at work ( 2019 news I found while researching WWII Guadalcanal) (Original Post) yaesu Feb 2025 OP
Very interesting CountAllVotes Feb 2025 #1
Thank you for sharing that. My Uncle came into the war after and was part of the second wave of Marines during the yaesu Feb 2025 #2
My father was a Marine CountAllVotes Feb 2025 #4
Alligator creek being plowed under to make a factory is infuriating Docreed2003 Feb 2025 #3

CountAllVotes

(22,083 posts)
1. Very interesting
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 03:56 PM
Feb 2025

My father was in Guadalcanal in the Marine Corps. during WWII.

He had a few stories about his service there.

He ended up in China at the end of his time with the Marines.

I hope this goes ok, what's left of it that is.

Thank you for the post.

& recommend.

yaesu

(9,016 posts)
2. Thank you for sharing that. My Uncle came into the war after and was part of the second wave of Marines during the
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 04:07 PM
Feb 2025

battle of iwo Jima. They were certainly the greatest generation.

CountAllVotes

(22,083 posts)
4. My father was a Marine
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 06:16 PM
Feb 2025

He was also a cook.

He was the man that did the cooking for the Navajo Code Talkers I'll have you know.

He used to say, "Without the Code Talkers, America would have lost WWII. They had the Japanese baffled and that is why they won!".

Interesting isn't it?

He was so proud of being a Marine.

Semper Fidelis!



Docreed2003

(18,709 posts)
3. Alligator creek being plowed under to make a factory is infuriating
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 04:28 PM
Feb 2025

In my mind that is sacred ground, no less so than Tarawa, Peleliu, or Iwo Jima.

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