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William Standage
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Username: Charlie13

Post Number: 1062
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 211.120.232.228
Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 09:29 am:   

Bob,
Lots of gift shops at Kadena, the OWC is just one of many. It's kind of overwhelming. The new Exchange complex had a "ton" of gift shops operating as AAFES concessionaires. Even the Shogun Inn has a gift shop!
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Bob radar
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Username: Bob_radar

Post Number: 90
Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 162.58.82.135
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 08:49 pm:   

I found the answer to my question at->
http://www.kadenaosc.org/giftcorner.html
It is named Kadena Gift Corner.
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Bob radar
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Username: Bob_radar

Post Number: 89
Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 162.58.82.135
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 11:02 am:   

William . . . Is there a building on Kadena AB known as the Officer Wives Gift Shop?
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Tom DeMicke
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Username: Typhoontom

Post Number: 988
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 211.121.74.189
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 06:42 am:   

Hi Bob Radar! There is still the USO located inside the Kadena passenger terminal but its hours are very irregular due to limited funding but I think they are usually open on Patriot Express days (Saturdays) and other days too. They do have nice gifts for sale and it's a nice USO. Happy Travels!
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William Standage
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Username: Charlie13

Post Number: 1060
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 211.120.232.228
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 06:07 am:   

If you have children, Elmendorf will only rent you a room in the TLF. I don't know about the Kanto Inn policy.
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Joe Lippo
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Username: Momojoe

Post Number: 389
Registered: 06-2006
Posted From: 24.143.80.95
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 03:48 am:   

Fantastic report! I think I will attempt the Northern route. One question: Does either Inn at Elmendorf or Yokota allow children (age 10)?
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dave dudkiewicz
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Username: Cqtoy

Post Number: 42
Registered: 06-2003
Posted From: 111.125.83.167
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:06 am:   

Finally got to read it, very good report. Lucky the shuttle ran at Elmendorf bcoz it's a long trek to the office fm the terminal.
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Jim Douglas
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Username: Amdjmd

Post Number: 13
Registered: 07-2008
Posted From: 68.4.72.148
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 07:37 pm:   

Great report, and as Tom said, when you go to save the document, just select the .doc version instead of the .docx version. I have to do this all the time because many of my friend don't have Word 2007.
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Bob radar
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Username: Bob_radar

Post Number: 88
Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 162.58.82.135
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 04:44 pm:   

William- Thank you for the excellent written detailed trip report. In 1991 or 1992 (after Pinatubo erupted) there was a gift shop at Kadena AB that was run by the military (officers?) wives. That Gift Shop had items of: souvenirs, fabrics, furnishings, dolls, chests, and art all gathered from various countries near south east asia. I would like to know if that shop exists or if there is a similar shop at Kadena? I hope to make a re-acquaintance trip to Kadena and Clark in a few years (after my civil service retirement). Best regards on your vacation and continued good fortune in Space A connections. -Bob
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John D.
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Username: John_d

Post Number: 4325
Registered: 06-2003
Posted From: 95.208.80.143
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 02:02 pm:   

This version should be readable by most folks.

application/mswordTrip Report
McChord_to_Kadena.rtf (23.5 k)
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Tom DeMicke
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Username: Typhoontom

Post Number: 986
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 211.121.74.189
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 09:55 am:   

William... You will need to save it in the "Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc) format. This will make it readable by anyone regardless of what version of Microsoft Word they have. It always works for me. Alternatively, you can save it in Adobe's *.pdf format which also works for most users. Best of luck...I wanna read it too! Are you still in Kadena. I have had no luck in getting through to them from off base, this happens from time to time but can go on for days.
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William Standage
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Username: Charlie13

Post Number: 1056
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 211.120.232.228
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 09:13 am:   

My wife updated my netbook computer before I left home, and installed Office 2007, with the current version of Word. I'm on the road and haven't figured out how to reformat my word doc.x document so it is readable to earlier versions of Office.
If you follow the link John D posted, you might be able to download the Microsoft Word Viewer to convert the document.
I hated to post the report as I did, but it was the best I could do at the moment with the resources I had on hand. My home desktop computer has the older version of Office and this probably wouldn't have been a problem had I created the document with it.
This is starting to sound like the excuse that the dog ate my homework....
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dave dudkiewicz
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Username: Cqtoy

Post Number: 41
Registered: 06-2003
Posted From: 111.125.81.136
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 06:27 am:   

I have tried and can't open it either.
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Joe Lippo
Advanced Member
Username: Momojoe

Post Number: 388
Registered: 06-2006
Posted From: 24.143.80.95
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 05:13 am:   

Must be me, but I have tried everything...still shows as an "Unknown File". Bill, any chance I could get that report in .doc? I am really interested to read it, as I am planning the same trip.
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Leland
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Username: Leland

Post Number: 6101
Registered: 05-2006
Posted From: 98.218.147.237
Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:13 pm:   

A nice report. Thank you. I look forward to the next installment.

BTW, for the cheapos among us, OpenOffice will also open the document.
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John D.
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Username: John_d

Post Number: 4292
Registered: 06-2003
Posted From: 95.208.80.143
Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 04:06 am:   

If you don't have Word 2007 or a compatible program then you may need to download Microsoft Word Viewer to read his report.

Microsoft Word Viewer
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William Standage
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Username: Charlie13

Post Number: 1054
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 211.120.232.228
Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 03:42 am:   

I've tried to paste in my report but I keep getting an "Internal server error" notice, plus a 404 Not found error. So I guess you will have to open the attached word doc to read my report.

application/octet-streamMcChord to Kadena trip report
McChord to Kadena.docx (22.7 k)
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Leland
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Username: Leland

Post Number: 6095
Registered: 05-2006
Posted From: 98.218.147.237
Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 01:20 pm:   

But only three parts. No more.
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DeeDee Clarke
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Username: Deedee

Post Number: 604
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 72.181.14.46
Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 01:12 pm:   

Try breaking it into sections and making multiple postings. That is what I had to do the last time I had that problem.
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William Standage
Senior Member
Username: Charlie13

Post Number: 1052
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 211.120.232.228
Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 11:52 am:   

I've written a lengthy, and detailed trip report ref this subject using m/s word, and have tried to cut and paste it into this thread. Unfortunately, I keep getting an error message when I hit post. Any suggestions from those who are not so technically challenged?

Sorry.

In short it was a success, many details buried in the story.
Cheers

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