Peleliu

***** Here’s What You Need to Know ***** From an American Marine * Read up a little before you go. I recommend this concise summary of #peleliu #battleofpeleliu #peleliubattle from the Marine Corps University: https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Brief-Histories/Marines-in-World-War-II/The-Battle-of-Peleliu/ * If you have Amazon Prime, I would watch Season 1, Episode 17 of War in the Pacific. * You can’t see everything in just a day trip, but you can hit the highlights. If you are a WW2 history buff, you may want to consider spending the night. * This is in large measure due the fact that the skiff operators like to be heading back to Koror by 4:00 pm. (Sunset is at 6:00 all year long). * I’ve seen a small ferry that off-loads vehicles, but you probably want an organized tour that takes you on a fast skiff through the Rock Islands from Koror. If you tip the skipper, you may get him to return via a scenic inner passageway which is stunning. * There are war memorials and historical sites not on Google Maps nor seen on organized tours. I’ve posted them on Google Maps, but they are under review at the time of this post. I’ve posted some pics here. * There are a couple of restaurants and a food truck on the north end off the island. Right now the restaurants are closed on Wednesday. The days/hours on Google Maps may be out of date at any one time. The food truck should operate on days the restaurants are closed. * Remember, there are only 264 permanent residents on the island. Please be respectful. * Bugs. Bring insect repellent. DEET is legal in Palau. * Wear broken-in walking/hiking shoes. A walking stick may be helpful if you’re going up Bloody Nose Ridge. If you see Marines out improving roads for local inhabitants, thank them. They work extremely hard under difficult conditions to make life better for #Palau Semper Fidelis

Less we forget. This island has been preserved as a war memorial, and there's so much to see and experience! It is about an hour and a half by fast speedboat from Korror. I went with a Japanese tour group, who went to pay respects to the befallen men of honour, seen so seldomly these days. I was deeply moved by the impact this place had on them, as it had on me. It was an incredible experience, and an honour to have gone with them to be reminded of "men of honour". Salute.

This island was obviously the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the pacific theater in WW2. What's really remarkable is that it almost looks like it did the day the Japanese were defeated. The island is still honeycombed with small caves filled with Japanese military equipment. I found boot soles, cans, gun emplacements, and more. On White Beach (the beach the Americans first stormed) debris is still strewn everywhere. My girlfriend found a hand grenade (full of sand). 70 years of sand and rust sits on top of the battle of peleliu, but its all still there. Thankfully little/no looting. If you're planning a dive vacation to Palau, Peleliu is certainly worth the side trip.

Great time, the women are very friendly 😘. Ask for a guy named Miguel in town and he can show you a good time.

Peleliu is like other Japan fortified islands I've seen afoot, by aircraft, and boats. Still mitigated by trade winds but are warm. Falling coconuts today can kill visitors.

So how many people live on this little island please let me know because I have been given a job offer so b4 I pack up my life and head to some dinghy hole in the world I want to know about the place cheers

Nice place! Must be very famous, I see people in mainly green shirts all the time with guns. Too loud though. It also has some nice caves with a bunch of relics and stuff. I met these guys, pretty sure they were Roebuck, Polonsky and Miller. Very nice guys. Overall great place. Not great place to live though, gets extremely loud.

I visit it and did research on the old building that was in ww2 and so I played cod zombies to see if the map really exist