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- Marine Corps Recruit Depot Huts
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Sgt Grit : I went through Boot camp in 1966 Plt 138 MCRD then off to Vietnam with M. co 3/26 and later A.co 1/9. Now about the ?? as to the location of the Huts here is a photo from my boot camp album it may help. Ray Ybarra Los Angeles Ca.
- Tears to a moms eyes
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My son graduated boot camp on 10/28/11. It was one of the proudest moments in my life next to him being born.I went to his gratuation and when we got to do the first hug tear of happiness started flowing. Well he got to come home for a week before the next stage of SOI. I have just recieved the year book and dvd that came with it, like any mother I couldn't wait to watch the dvd so everything got put on hold so I could watch it. here …
Read More - Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego - 1946
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In recent Sgt. Grit Newsletters many subjects have been addressed, some of which I would like to give my personal accounts as a Marine. I enlisted August 6, 1946 in Houston and graduated boot camp at MCRD San Diego October 12. 1. We never used or heard the expression "OORAHH". It was always "Semper Fi" or "Gung Ho". 2. We were issued a mix of herringbones or what we referred to as utilities with grenade pockets. We were also issued a pair of rough side out boonedockers. Upon graduation each …
Read More - Quonset Huts at MCRD San Diego
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Don, In the last issue of the Sgt Grit's Newsletter someone wrote incorrectly about the quantity of Quonset Huts at MCRD San Diego. When the USMC Vietnam Tankers Association held our last reunion (Aug 2011) in San Diego, we attended a recruit graduation and afterward we toured the base. One of our members (Glenn Hutchinson) had the photo taken at the "Memorial to the Old Corps" below... S/F -John
- D.I. LOST HIS FOOTING
- You old Drill Instructors are gonna hate this one but it's true, can you all take the truth? Anyway the setting is Boot Camp three day war games summer of 1975. We had pretty much settled after a hard day and we're camping out on a hillside and are out until who knows when. Well we hadn't got two hundred yards before we got ambushed ourselves. I figure we were set up anyway. Well since I was the leader all 120 lbs and 5' and 7" I got jumped by …
Read More - My Friend ALVIN CHANTHIRAT
- Looking for my friend and saw his name is search if you see this post bro email me gordonf.brown@yahoo.com
- last man out of vietnam
- my plt.cmdr. (platoon 104 san diego 1965 honor platoon) was last man out. Staff Sgt. John Valdez . Later Master Sgt. ncoic embassy saigon. last man on last chopper out. What a Marine! He kicked my _ss a lot . Made me a Marine. Saw him on tv a while back. Check it out. I feel like i'm famous. Carlton R. King 2132447 USMC 65/68 SEMPER FI.
- MCRD San Diego Yellow Foot Prints
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Sgt. Grimes (Nov. 24th Newsletter) The yellow footprints are still on MCRD San Diego. They are now down at the new Receiving Barracks, a block south of the theatre at the east end of the Grinder, right across the street, north of the remaining Quonset Huts... Forged on the anvil of discipline. The Few. The Proud. Jerry D.
- WMs learning to march
- Although i am not a wm, this story is totally about one particular wm platoon learning to march, more specifically " halt their forward progress when marching ". Most marines seldom forget their senior drill instructor. I like all marines remember mine, SSGT Capirci, platoon 3006, parris island, in the summer heat of 1967. I have seen this marine run circles around our platoon while on runs, shoot the ten ring consistently with an M-14 offhand at the five hundred yard line when a recruit would complain his rifle was …
Read More - Visit to MCRD San Diego
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Sgt. Grit: I was fortunate enough to be able to revisit MCRD San Diego last week while on business. Although things have changed they still remain the same. Keep in mind I was in boot camp in 1969-70. Except for a few in the old 2nd Battalion area all of the old Quonset huts are gone. About a third of the parade deck is a parking lot but you can still hear a drill instructors voice from the far end. Most of the new buildings were constructed in …
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