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	94 YR OLD (PART 2) WW2 VETERAN Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 538 seconds 94 year old WW2 vet, Les Loken, tells about his experience in the Pacific as a Colonel in the 13th Army Air Force. His memory also goes back further, to when he and his father went to meet his uncle returning from WW1, and before that when the first airplanes were a "miracle" in the sky.

	94 YR OLD (PART 1) WW2 VETERAN Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 152 seconds Les Loken, a 94 year old World War Two veteran (deceased Feb. 14, 2007) remembers what he was doing on December 7, 1941, when he first heard that Pearl Harbor was bombed.

	94 YR OLD (Part 3) WW2 VETERAN Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 592 seconds Les Loken continues the story of his WW2 experience, as an advisor to Japan after the War, and his close friendship with a former Japanese commander who fought in the same Pacific arena where he fought during the war.

	94 YR OLD (PART 4) WW2 VETERAN Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 497 seconds Les Loken continues the story of his enduring friendship with Namikawa, and his return to Japan in 2003 to see his old friend.

	ORIGIN OF LES' JAPAN FRIENDSHIP Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 222 seconds Since I am still piecing together the video about Dad's trip (with six of his family members) to visit Gen. Namikawa in 2003, in the meantime I will upload this short clip of him at 93, talking about the origins of his friendship with Namikawa, in 1950's Japan, after WW2.

	94 YR OLD (PART 5) WW2 VETERAN Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 579 seconds Les Loken tells about his experiences in US occupied Japan after the war, in the early 50's.

	Radio Rail at Old Town, Sacramento Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 563 seconds The awesome group, Radio Rail, comprised of David Borough, Jackie Loken, and T-Bone Walter, perform at the Great Gold Rush Festival in Old Town Sacramento, California.

	CRUSTY WW2 VETS PLAYING CRIBBAGE Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 552 seconds A feisty game of cribbage between Les Loken (94) and his WW2 buddy, Steve Troth (85), a retired Aussie ship captain. A few adventure tales, including one from Les' days as a transport ship commander.

	MIRACLE OF THE HEART Posted by: Gingeronymous Video duration: 62 seconds This is my entry for the Institute of Noetic Science's Shift in Action one minute video contest - to show how the world can become a better one. It uses my original art and the original music of my friend Errol Specter, from his "Radiance" CD. His website is at http://www.sunwizard creations.com/