It isnt a time warp. I meet new friends each one I go to. They are like any reunion, a gathering of people with a common bond. We look at yearbooks, laugh at how we were, get up to date on those that have passed away, or are sick, and we make our spouses envious of the times we had. I have always kept in contact with Kwaj friends through e-mail, snail mail and phone calls.
Many former residents do.
I'm not hiding from the world. My world includes my memories of Kwaj. Nothing can take that away. I am better for it. I did a career in the Navy after Kwaj.