[Garvin]

Been to Wake Island a couple of times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMA-211

[JoeFromSidney]

Been to Wake Island a couple of times.

The plane I was on stopped at Wake Island when I was on my way to Saigon. Only time I've been on Wake, and only for a few hours. Still, I remember as a child reading the daily accounts of the ultimately unsuccessful defense of Wake Island.