[Milsurplus] Johnston and Kanton Islands

[Hubert Miller]

Just wondered, if any of the veterans here ever flew into Johnston or Kanton
Island?  

Saw an article in National Geographic on Canton Island in its 1950s heyday,
and i have some photos

of the Johnston Island base. Struck me as a particular kind of
get-away-from-it-all, low stress 

environment. Certainly no road rage or violent demonstrations. "Island
Fever" might get to you

though, on a place where you can walk it all in minutes. The islands in
typical military fashion

emulated a Stateside small ( small ) town, with BX, Chapel, school, club,
snack bar, etc. 
Canton even had a radio broadcast station for its several hundred
inhabitants, KBIS, which

did an interview with Pres. Nixon when he overnighted there on a flight back
from somewhere.

I think Johnston also had an AFRS broadcast station - the barracks photo
shows a bed with small 

radio next to it - but i don't have any details on that. 

-Hue Miller 

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