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This picture was taken in the field in Italy near Naples January 86.
Pictured left to right are Cpl Bob"Mannix" Maniscalco, Cpl Carlos "Little Juan" Torres, LCpl Steve "Shit Kicker" Tuey, and me Cpl Howard Cooper.
It was certainly cold that night. Our taxi, the Guadalcanal (LPH-7) was docked in Naples. Soon after this picture was taken we got the news the Challenger had exploded during liftoff. It's like do you remember where you were when Kennedy was shot, when Elvis died, when the Berlin Wall fell, and September 11th, 2001. If you guys see this drop me a line.
tank84@enter.net
Semper Fi!! Coop
Howard J. Cooper Sgt/USMC 84-97
Unit BLT 3/4 26th MAU(SOC)
Discussion
edward libby December 05 2011, 2:22 pm
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO DURING THE CUBAN CRISIS WAS ON LEEWARD POINT, GITMO THAT’S WHERE THE AIR BASE WAS, YOU HAD TO TAKE THE BOAT TO MAINSIDE. I WAS THERE WITH I CO 3RD BN 8TH MARINES, WE STOOD GUARD DUTY IN THE TOWERS .
Owen Little January 05 2012, 12:24 am
Libby,
How are you man Semper Fi.
I was there with you at Gitmo. We had to take the Ferry across to mainside.
Yes we had to walk those we had along the fence. I was on Post 1 one night and the mosquitoes ate me up.
Remember the day when one of our guys got killed in the barracks, while we were playing cards. The guy was cleaning his rifle, but still had a round in the chamber and squeezed the trigger and the round went through his neck and he died on the way to the hospital. The Helicopter lifted him there, but he did not make it.
Remember going to Puerto Rico for Christmas and to St Thomas for New Year.
Where are you now. I am in Georgia currently.
Let me hear from you.
Semper Fi or die
edward libby January 11 2012, 1:19 pm
I do Remember your last name, can not put a face to it, and not sure if we were there at the same time . we were up in towers along a fence line two men each we could call a head when the o. d. was around . I liked it down there great climate , but then again I live in maine . send me an e-mail where did you go from there and some names you may remember. Semper Fi. Ed 1992065 0311 cpl e-4
Owen Little January 12 2012, 12:25 am
Thanks for responding Ed, real nice to hear from you and surprised also.
You were not from Maine when you enlisted. Why am I thinking you were from Florida.
Didn’t they make a mistake with our orders and sent us to Clarksville Tenn, a Naval Base there inside Fort Campbell. We had to turn around go back to Lejune.
Have to research that.
Semper Fi
Owen
edward libby January 17 2012, 11:17 am
Owen. Got me mixed up with someone else. I was at p.i. 1Jan to 8 mar 1962 then a month of mess duty at Gieger then a month of I.T.R. and 30 day leave before reporting to 1-3-8.3rd plt. late july. Cuba in Oct. stayed 6 month s then back to Lejeune. 2nd Lt. Peter Finnigan , s/sgt Rubarco sgt Henderson headed our plt. We were on L st. BRICK H SHAPED BARRACKS . I was an e-2 by then , I was the LT.s radio man he sent me to N .b, c. school. Finished 2nd in the c lass got promoted to e-3. And made e-4 six months later. Spent a lot of time in the boonies at Le Jeune then on to Veauges P.R.. By then two years had gone by. Off to n.c.o. leadership school at montford pt. and then to 2nd Recon bn. Spent a year in Nam droping Propaganda from Helos then out. Loved every day off it. Once a marine always a marine Semper Fi. Ed
Louie Hernandez April 26 2012, 1:25 pm
Semper Fi brothers .It is so great to go back and think of those whom you served with ,where and what are they up too .
I found a Marine brother through FB . It was great chatting with him on the places he went to and where I went after boot . Just wanted to tell all we come from a brother hood that we will NEVER Forget ,But Be Honored to be One , A UNTIED STATES MARINE ....
Semper Fi / Once a Marine Always A Marine ....
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