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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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Sgt. S.C. Beaman, 1966 to 1972, RVN 67 to 68 - July 11, 2020

I spent June and July of 1966 in the 2nd Bn. Wood barracks. I still remember thinking of all the Marines before me who trained in those barracks. For a few minutes I was caught up with the men who would later serve at Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and other hell holes. I wish all my fellow Marines could have xperienced the history of those old barracks.

Denny - July 11, 2020

I was in Plt 229 1/27-1/26/69

TJ Dyer, 1stSgt of Marines (ret) - July 11, 2020

I was Plt 240, 2nd Bn April 68-June 68 and still had white wood siding bldg.

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