September 2020

Can you believe it? This was such a rare occasion, an interview with the Former Station Munro COs and the Current one, and not only that but a surprise visit from the former XO of Station Munro.   Why don't we pop into the Officer's Club where the scene unfolds? The story is told here, the laughter and memories shared in a very informal setting, but it … [Read more...] about Munro, An Interview With the Past AND Present

When the meeting had adjourned, the crew led me to the memorial area of Station Munro. Once everything cleared for me visually, it took me back emotionally for a moment. I had to stop and look at the setup so lovingly and reverently laid out to commemorate those fallen soldiers who gave their lives. Twelve thousand white crosses streamlined across a vast field to represent … [Read more...] about “The Cost of War”

Did you think the story stopped there, in the article, "The Cost of War?"Not at all, allow me to share the continuation of the interview with you because here is the Station Munro's Memorial's story, which is quite correctly named, "The Cost of War." As you can hear Fitzwilliam Darcy explaining to us what is going on, take a listen, can you hear his voice as it … [Read more...] about Munro’s Memorial, “The Cost of War”

The loud thundering echoes of heavy artillery fire, the acrid smell of smoke in the air, limited visibility, fear so thick one could cut it like a steak dinner overlaid the men that had to fight that fateful day. 1942, invading Japanese forces had overtaken the island of Guadacanal. 500 Marines unloaded and storming the beaches on the Matanikau River of Guadalcanal, Solomon … [Read more...] about “No Greater Love Hath Any Man Than This … “

Edith Munro, Mother, Daughter, Wife, and Sister. She was born in April 1895 in Liverpool, England, and moved to British Columbia than on to South Cle Elum, Washington. Edith Munro is the mother of Douglas Munro, who died saving the 500 Marines in the Second Battle of the Matanikau. In turn, at the age of 48, she joined the US Coast Guard Women's Reserve unit to honor her … [Read more...] about But For the Love of a Mother