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.
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.
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.
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.
Gingeronymous gives an update on Les and shows clips of him in a 2002 interview. (Sorry about the stretched wide screen effect in the beginning...I didn't know how to fix it.)
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.
Les Loken talks about his desperation to earn a living after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. This is an older version (2003) of the video posted already about the Depression. This one has more details, because his memory was better then.
Something different. Dad began making corned beef cabbage, and when he got tired I took over for him. We make a good team and it turned out great - although the potatos didn't have to cook so long. :)
A Loken family gathering, including six of the nine Loken siblings (Ginger behind the camera), reminiscing about their recently deceased father, Les Loken.
Les Loken tells more (via a 2003 tape) about his two tours of duty in Japan after the war - his tour in U.S. occupied Japan, and his second tour under the Embassy.
The second half of a condensed version of the memorial service for Les Loken, held on March 10, 2007. It concludes with a close up view of military honors: the playing of "Taps" and a flag folding ceremony.
