A Nice Event on Princess
Princess Cruises Passengers Meet Famous WWII Soldier Onboard. Passengers onboard Princess Cruises’ Star Princess last week were treated to a special presentation from the soldier who sent the message ending World War II in Europe.
As an Army Signal Corps sergeant in 1945, 20-year-old Gregory Melikian was tasked with sending the telegraph message from US General Dwight Eisenhower announcing the end of the war in Europe. The message was sent shortly after the surrender of German forces from a schoolhouse in Reims, France, which was the makeshift Allied headquarters.
Mr Melikian is being considered for the French Legion of Honour for his service in France at that time.
Last week, hundreds of passengers joined Cruise Director Martyn Moss in the Princess Theatre onboard Star Princess for a question and answer session with their fellow passenger. Many gathered afterwards to shake the hand that sent that historic telegraph. Today Melikian is a philanthropist, business owner, and honorary commander of the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.
He sailed on Star Princess with a large group of family members and friends, and was invited to meet Captain Edward Perrin on the ship’s bridge. John Pond
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About John Pond, J.P.
Pioneer in television as producer of thousands of hours of TV shows on Australian and American television including Graham Kennedy, Tommy Leonetti, People in Conflict, Hollywood Bowl, Major Specials and Dr John's Casebook TV Shows. TV manager J. Walter Thompson & McCannErickson Advertising and head of production for Columbia Pictures TV.
John changed careers to the hospitality industry working for Sydney's top 5 star hotel as director of sales and marketing and GM. Then with Harrah's/Caesar's World, the world's largest hotel and casino group in Nevada. Playboy Magazine in Chicago, head of worldwide PR/Marketing, for their Resorts, Clubs, Hotels & Casinos. Producer at Fox Studios in Los Angeles. Co-creator of hit US network TV show Joker, Joker, Joker, first TV show to give away a million dollars.
Writer travel articles for magazines and newspapers including Washington Post, New York Times, American Playboy as well as local Australian papers and magazines. In the USA represented many personalities including Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Bob Hope, Mel Torme, and many other major names.
John is Editor at Sea of Australia's leading cruise magazine, Travel & Cruise Editor for The Retiree Magazine, Destinations Magazine and Spectator Group of Newspapers. John reviews cruise ships, Destinations and Hotels, and is ably assisted by his Associate Editor and partner, Sandra Tiltman.
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