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- Bucket Issue and Transplacement Bn
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Sgt Grit, I recently acquired my uncle's boot camp book (Platoon 171, graduation Dec 1959) and was browsing it to see how different MCRD SD looked back then from when I was there (1983). I noticed a picture titled "Bucket Issue" and recall him talking about buckets and sand to me when I came home from boot camp. We never had buckets, so I wonder if any old salts out there could elaborate on uses for your bucket. I'd ask my uncle but he's gone to that final duty station. …
Read More - Identity Revealed
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DDick sends in way too much stuff for the newsletter.....so here is a picture.....probably taken in 1963, definitely in L Company area at MCRD, SD........that's DDick holding(inspecting) the rifle....will have to dig out and go through platoon books to ID the recruit (I think he was a Squad Leader at the time...)
- Lao Marine Paris Island Bootcamp early 90’s PLT2045 Nov or Dec.
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Looking for Lao Marine from New England area. Went to Paris Island in the early 90's that was in my platoon. 2034 or 2045. I believe his last name was Sitharath. One night he had an incident at the barrack and I helped him with the translation to help him get through the night. If this is you please contact me at aengkham@yahoo.com
- 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.
