All Comments on 'A Coastwatcher's Duty'

Outstanding!

Wonderful story!

5

Absolutely lovely.

Truly an Outstanding story.

this has the ring of real authenticity. if it didn't really happened, it certainly could/should have! great well written story. 5

Interesting.

I have a connection with New Guinea.

My father served with the engineer's there.

Moving stuff on a wharf.

At one point being in charge of a team of native pygmies.

Didn't matter how big the crate.

Just use more bamboo poles and Pygmies.

Also an old neighbour served there as well.

Said he and another bloke spent 2 years on a boat up a creek.

Did A lot of fishing.

Probably doing surveillance.

Cheers.

Damn but that is some fine story telling. Great story, very well told.

Absolutely beautiful story.I got goosebumps reading it. Congratulations and thank you

Excellent story.

Well done, nicely researched for historical data.

In case anyone is interested, there is a true account of a similar coast watcher in "The Conquering Tide", the second volume of Ian W. Toll's best-selling trilogy of the Pacific war.

Well written without too much detail for regular readers.

Perfect!

Hated to reach the end, as usual. Coastwatchers had cast-iron cojones, saved hundreds if not thousands of lives, but probably few were rewarded as was William Marston, "Father Goose" notwithstanding. You must get weary, teaching all these master classes.

Wonderfully done

Thanks for writing

Excellent and well told story. 5*+++

Thanks for a welcome relief from some of the drivel that fills this site. A well crafted tale about very believable people who are true heroes whether they are real or not 5*

Absorbing and nicely researched. You set the standard for others to follow.

Fiction with the ring of truth? Or real? Wonderful story and well told. 5 stars.

Darn tree pollen - my eyes are watering like crazy.

You could not have picked a better site than this. I was so engrossed in the story I did not even attempt to critique your writing. I am sure others will at some point but this has been a delightful story

excellent!! heart warming! rings true!!

All of your work is well written, the diversity of your subject matter/themes must require research. (unless you are as old as i am which I doubt). There seems to be a number of years when you did not have any stories published? Just sayin------- . Enjoy your work!

My father served in the US Navy in the South Pacific during WWII. I may owe my own life in part to one or more of the coast watchers that could have been helpful in getting him safely through the war! 5+ stars

You have treated us to many wonderful stories but I think this is one of your very best. It deserves 6 stars. Thank you.

5. Coastwatchers were brave and valuable against

the Japanese onslaught. Great story and tightly written.

Another great Tale! Thank you!

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Currently hall of fame rating. IF you think it is such, give it a five. I know I did.

ronde, this is the best of your stories that I've read. Very good history and very well told. 5* and wishing I could give a sixth.

Easy 5 Ronde. So well crafted and told, love your use of the right language with piggin. History seems right, context is correct. keep 'em coming mate

Wow!

Exceptional.

Spectacular story! Thanks for this.

Again a lovely story that does not go the heart immedaitely but wow what a lovley ending 5stars

Another superbly done story. Thank you.

Excellent!

Occasionally I stumble on a great story by a very good writer, such as happened here. A definite 5, and now on to the rest of your stories.

A lovely story.

Loved it. They were part of the greatest generation. Can you imagine gen x, y or z doing anything like that? Me neither. Five Stars, and thank you for it. Semper Fi from a far east Marine.

I am fortunate to know one of the last 2 Australian coast watchers left alive. He is a rascal with a wicked sense of humour. He will be 100 next year.

These men were brave beyond the pale, as if they were caught they were shot or beheaded as spies.

Thank you all for your service!!

After having read several of your short stories here, I have to believe that you have some great novels inside. Fantastic!

Excellent story. Reads like a novel. I lived through World War II. Brought back many memories of my childhood. Very well written. Thank you

William Marston was an American psychologist, and could have also been the one to author "Wonder Woman." Also, this story sounded partly similar to "Father Goose," except without Cary Grant and Leslie Carón; it was more serious and Eleanor was not the whiny female Carón's character was at times. It feels like you exchanged the girls for the "native boys," too. Perhaps I'm stretching a bit, but it seemed that way, as the MC's in "Father Goose" also married, although we don't know what they did afterward.

Gritty, seemingly realistic, touching and well-written. They also made such a nice couple, although they didn't truly face much danger after she made it up the mountain. You concluded well and even brought in their legacy later. Quite the nice flourish! 5

Thanks for an absolutely terrific story. If it isn't true, it certainly reads as if it is.

When I was a young teenager around 1960-1962 I read a book, "The Coastwatchers," detailing the extraordinary men and the extraordinary job they did in perilous times and conditions. I've long since forgotten the authors name, but on reading this story i searched the internet and while there are more than just the one book by that title or a variation I'm sure that it must have been the one by Erik Feldt, the man who was responsible for setting up and overseeing the Coastwatchers opetation. It was such a compelling story of the men and the lonliness and courage inherent to their unique and critically important service and situation in winning the war in the Pacific that I've remembered it ever since in spite of the scant subsequent mention of their heroic performance and the importance of their work, if your epilogue is actual fact, Sir, your Grandfather and Grandmother were among the finest who served in any teater and brought that War to a successful conclusion. Thank you for sharing their story.

Again, soooo touched and our hearts are warmed with the everlasting love found during trying times. We are misty again with the thoughts of what love should be and is. Let all of us discover and share that eternal flame of want and desire with one who shares the same hopes and dreams, and makes our hearts flutter when every touch tingles us to our core.

Thank you for sharing and touching us.

S&JW

Yeah. Just right. Thank you so much.

Enjoyed your story very much. Have read several about coast watchers. In the early 1960s I too was a coast watcher of sorts flying in AEWBARRONPAC WV-2 Early Warning aircraft to detect and track and report aircraft headed towards the. U.S. Stationed at Barbers Point, Hawaii and flying between Midway Island and the Aleutian Islands running radar patrol. 14 hours from No- where

To No -where we woul.say.

Enjoyed the family genealogy at the end also!

Well written. A testimony to those who served as Coast Watchers. Having lived in the Marianna's in the late '50's and early 60's I heard many stories about these brave souls. I'd like to think this is how those who lived, did it. Keep writing, you have what it takes.

You can probably see Air New Zealand jets flying to and from Tokyo and Shanghai from Mount Tambisala these days. And you can probably ask for a cold coconut drink as you fly over at 40,000ft.

As usual, a great story. Your attention to detail really gives it a sense of authenticity and makes for a gripping read.

I am at a loss for words. 5 stars, and thank you.

A truly excellent story Hermano...CINO ESTRELLAS!

I REALLY CAN SPELL CINCO! SORRY 'BOUT THAT.

Remarkable.

Lost story of the South Pacific War.

Thank you for sharing this story. I have read a lot about the war in the Pacific and find myself very sad for all that was inflicted on the native populations and on the combatants of all sides. Mother Nature seems to have been the biggest enemy faced by all, but it was other human beings who put them in harms way.

Excellent.

Thanks again for a Great Story and I am sure there were several stories like that during the war but thanks for keeping them alive. Great writing and Great tell of the story.

Another remarkable story, you tell such wonderful tales of romance.

Very nice historic story. Five stars.

Just lovely

This is a terrific story, I rank it at the top of all of the stories on this site.

Excellent

Loved the story

Loved it!! Unique for this venue!

Damn dust! Another fine story.

Thanks.

Despite the horrific times it’s set in, this story has a lovely feel to it, definitely felt as if it has a ring of authenticity about it, whether that’s purely down to good writing or really is I don’t know, but it “seems” right to me. Many thanks to Ronde for both writing and posting it here on Lit for free reading, cheers, Ppfzz 5⭐️

3 out of 3!...smile

Different but good! Thank you

Five stars are not enough!

I've said this before:

"The dry and monotonous history books of 70 years ago could have surely benefited from a touch similar to yours!"

Thanks for a great read.

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Brought tears to my eyes! First five stars in a long time.

This was so well done. I seem to have something in my eyes, oh those are tears. This story kinda sneaked up on me in the end. Thank you for sharing. 5*

Great story. I’ve been to Boganville in the 70’s, so know the Straights and the islands.