OKINAWA: Home Was Never Like This

Okinawa's Kadena Airbase was last week proving that life in a remote U.S. military outpost facing Red China can indeed be beautiful. Not only were the brass and high-ranking non corns on Okinawa enjoying the privilege of private bathing beaches and their well-appointed clubs; even privates and corporals could go to their own pleasure domes for evening relaxation. Each evening, busloads of pretty Okinawan hostesses pull up to the blue-and-white-striped awning before the Kadena Airmen's Club (for airmen up to corporal's rank), and the gaily chattering girls—each of whom has passed...

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