~ Thank you ~

In Appreciation to those that have contributed their time and material to this site.

(Names are in no particular order)

Russell Smith ~ New Jersey

Zeral "Red" Holland ~ Texas

John Everton ~ Kentucky 

Woody Breedlove ~ Maine

Bill Richards & Wife ~ California

Louise Rhead ~ Wisconsin

Larry Rhead ~ Wisconsin

Jack Girod ~ Oklahoma

Bob Fisher ~ California

Mike Glass ~ Alabama

Asako Morton ~ Florida

David Law ~ Washington

Sam Cox ~ Pennsylvania

Billy "Booker" Brooks ~ Tennesee

Fredio 'Fred' Samples ~ Washington

Walter James Murray ~ Minnesota

Clark Nelson, Sr. ~ Georgia

Frederick Taylor ~ North Carolina

Rowland Webb ~ Texas

Jack Hawthorne ~ New York

Gary Friesen

Ron Tex ~ Illinois

Jeff Beish ~ Washington D.C.

Walter Korndoerfer ~ Great commonwealth of Virginia

Jim Graham ~ New Jersey

Bill Johnston

Don Newsome

Takeshi Goto - Kume Jima

David Cory - Kansas

Earl Smith

Yukio Nakamura - Kume Jima

Donna Brooks - Tennesee

 Yukiko (daughter of Takeshi Goto) - Japan

Paul Barton

Sean Heron - New Zeland

The entire staff of The Kumejima Natural & Cultural Center

The entire staff of the Kumejima School Board

The Kumejima Township

Officers and men of the 54th AC&W Gp. JASDF

Our Dear "Tomiko"

Tom Waters

Marvin Baker

Joe O'Brien

Frank Adams

Andy Sabol