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- PLT. 3040 LIMA CO.
- ANYONE FROM PLT. 3040 LIMA CO. MAY 25 2001? SGT. WHEATLEY
- More on the infamous bucket
- As a member of platoon 3013 in Janruary 1970, one of the most amzing uses of the bucket I witnessed was by the "motivational" platoon. We were in the quanset huts by the back fence line to the airport and had a sand area next to us. One day we were going out to PT and the motivational platoon was building a sand pile and moving it from one side to the other. The pile and recruits were gone when we got back in an hour. You could do a …
Read More - Easiest time spent in the Corps
- I went to Boot Camp Jan 1957. MCRD Plt 307. Dis were SSgt Fisk, Sgt Nichols and Cpl. Tracey. These marines were tough but nothing like my dad. My dad was a WW2 hero in the Battle of the Bulge. He was one mean SOB. So when I got to Boot camp all the yelling abasing and physical treatment was blah. I was always in trouble and was called s__t bird regularly. Usually they sent guys like me back for retraining. However I got perfect scores on the 3rd week and 11th …
Read More - Back Then
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My Grandson will be reporting to Parris Island Feb 24 2012 and his Graduation day , May 25 2012. My Graduation day May 23 1952 Sixty years two days. Semper Fi old and Proud Marine
- answer to bucket at MCRD SD
- In response to Cpl. Mike Winnie, about the use of buckets at MCRD SD. I wen through SD in 1956, and our buckets came in very handy. First of all it was used as a punishment over your head and th DI would hammer on it. It was also used to soak our T shirts and skivvies in bleach water. Then we used it to move this gigantic pile of sand across the little grinder, when we go theret the DI said he liked it better wher it was, so …
Read More - Bucket Issue
- Mike Winnie asks about the "bucket issue". His question is based on an uncle's "boot camp book". (I went through boot camp in 1952 - Platoon 445 - and we didn't have a "boot camp book".) We did get a "bucket issue", very early during boot camp - probably the first or second day. We were marched to the PX, and were issued a bucket, to be used during "field days", filled with essential items such as the GUIDEBOOK FOR MARINES (I still have mine), toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, razor, razor …
Read More - patriots
- First, I appreciate your site, good memories; It was hot in San Diego Aug. 1962 Plt. 306. My son is a gunny, my grandson will graduate 1st week in march. This makes a grunt very happy. Cpl. 62-65
- 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
