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Joe Brooks

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Joe was the civilian program director and veritable walking encyclopedia of all things Chinese. He had served in the US Army in China and Korea and also worked in Armed Forces Radio-TV in the Philippines and Okinawa. He was the author of "From a Yankee Notebook," detailing his personal experiences in Taiwan. He spoke Chinese fluently and had many local friends including those in the Chinese army. He was famous for presiding over elegant banquets prepared by his personal chef. One of the funniest stories I heard about Joe, was that he actually fell asleep while he was on the air hosting the Saturday morning program, "China Express." Seen here with Larry and Rosalie Fogel.

More pictures from Taiwan

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Army Specialist Fred Friend and Nan Nixon Announcer Larry Fogel Marty Bonderoff (courtesy Don Hein) Dave Hess (courtesy Don Hein) Bob Smith interviews Chubby Checker in 1963