I love talking about Hawaii because it’s such a different place from the mainland USA, and island hopping is a great way to see the islands. Having spent so much time on the different Hawaiian ...

Jet skiing in the South Pacific. (photo courtesy of Paul Gauguin Cruises ... We enjoyed our time in Fiji hopping from one island beach to the next and exploring the natural beauty of this region.

He later went island hopping in the Pacific aboard an attack transport and returned to Norfolk after serving in both theaters of war. He started off with, "Well, I got a letter from Uncle Sam ...