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2nd Battalion Barracks
April 20, 2016 Grunt.com Admin

2nd Battalion Barracks

In regards to the posting in the newsletter of April 6th. The writer that stated that in 1959 that 2nd Battalion barracks were brick. I went through Parris Island recruit training in January, February, and March of 1966 (Platoon 215). The picture of my wife and myself was taken in from of my barracks on the windy graduation day of 9 March 1966. As you can see from the picture, the barracks of 2nd Battalion were wood with what appeared to be either wood or asbestos siding.

Also, as to Yellow Footprints. After being herded off of the bus around midnight and into Receiving while being yelled and screamed at the entire time, there could have been yellow, red, purple or any other color footprints on the deck, and I don’t think anyone getting off of that bus would have noticed them.

Semper Fi,
Cpl Bob Mauney
RVN 1966/1967

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D.Wylie - July 11, 2020

July 1966, 3rd Bn. Plt 3062, Brick Barracks, 3rd floor, Wylie, no X,Y, or,Z. My ass got chased up and down the stairwell, never remember any air conditioner cooling, or any yellow foot prints.

Bill Dixon-E/2/5 Choa Ko Chung,China - July 11, 2020

Platoon 498 1945-Stayed in the Quonset huts where the giant cockroaches dived for cover when the lights were turned on.

richard d winant 1956=59. - July 11, 2020

4th battalion platoon 87march 1956 Quonset huts,wood on the rifle range

D.J. Cunningham - July 11, 2020

Platoon 268 1960 2nd Batt Wooden Barracks no yellow footprints

Jerry - July 11, 2020

August 1968 platoon 2010. Wood barracks and floors we had to scrub every morning. 3rd bn was only one in series with brick other than rifle range.

wayne rost - July 11, 2020

I was in 3rd bat. 1960 plt 318…Nelson huts first,Quanset huts next brick building next for about one hour red floor color came off and ruined our dress greens. They were the only brick barrecks at that time…what yellow footprints? Semper Fi

Peter Roberto - July 11, 2020

Pill Box, I now have them am, lunch, pm and night, Sir, Sgt P Roberto, Plt 208 Feb 63 RVN 64 – 65 and for you folks who wonder about such things, I went to jump school after VN and as a Cpl. jump pay was 55 and so was combat pay back them

Rick - July 11, 2020

I was in those 2nd battalion barracks back in September -December 1967,, platoon 2052,, the best part was “field day” in those barracks,,the wood walls , ceilings and floors would spit out more dust faster than we could clean it up, my Jr.. Drill instructor was Sgt Taliano,, the same one Sgt Grit has on his poster “We don’t promise you a rose garden”.He was a damn GOOD DI !!!, learned a lot , still think of him often.

Becky Rubert - July 11, 2020

I was in Boot Camp Jan – Feb of 72 and was in the wooden bldgs. Came back six years later for DI duty and the bldgs for the WMs were brick. Big change.

A. Troy Morris Sgt. USMC 1964- 1968 - July 11, 2020

1st Bn. recruits had the old wooden barrack also in 1964. My platoon was 194, we were topside. Going up and down the outside ladder wells was good exercise, if you didn’t trip. I would give anything to go back to that time. Platoon 194 Oct.-Dec. 1964

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