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Going To Write The CG of MCRD San Diego
August 3, 2016 Grunt.com Admin

Going To Write The CG of MCRD San Diego

Our reunion, 3/3 Viet Nam era, was in San Diego a couple weeks ago. Of course we went to a Friday Graduation. Afterwards we had a few moments so I wanted to see if the EGA on the base theater was as shinny as I left in Dec 1965. You see our PLT. drew maintenance duty instead of Mess duty. For a whole week I was assigned the job of shining that EGA. Well sadly I must report that it has not been kept up. A matter I am going to write the CG of base about.

Tom

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Thomas Banghart - June 28, 2020

Ssgt.Thomas Banghart graduated oct 69 plt 1152 like to go back see. Mcrd

Cpl. David Ward - June 28, 2020

Plt 2046 March ’69.. Sgt Crittenden and Sgt Banks showed us around base every day! best part of service was being first family to see my brother upon his arrival at Pendelton in May of same year. He make it home from Vietnam after 13 months and I am as happy about that today as I was then.

Robert Ross - June 28, 2020

Tom, Member if the Historical Foundation at MCRD San Diego, will bring this to the attention of the G-3. Bob

Richard kumler - June 28, 2020

Anyone remember duck walking up little agony at Camp Matthews April 1961 platoon 315 with SDI WD Jack McDowell Gunny E-6, SSgt E-5 Day, and Sgt E-4 McCully. All were Korea vets. Graduation was May 1961. Rich Kumler LCPL 1959 # # #.

William L. Kuhn - June 28, 2020

Graduated Dec. 1960, Plt. 285. I don’t remember a “maintenance week” at boot camp only mess duty at Camp Matthews. Who do you contact to get permission to get aboard base for a graduation?

Ernest Murray. MGySgt Ret - June 28, 2020

I graduated in September 65 platoon 142 but my maintenance week consisted of washing the CGs sedan and buffing the floors in the building. I served with Mike 3/9 in Vietnam 66-67. Retired 30June91.

Ernest Wawrowicz - June 28, 2020

Someone’s head would have rolled back in 1965. Plt.202, Jan 65

Steve Juenemann (65-71, made E6) - June 28, 2020

Dear Tom, I was in “Mighty 190”, graduating in Dec. of ’65, too. I was, I think the only Marine with a lifer Navy uncle and his family attending the grauating ceremony. God bless ’em, it felt pretty good to have family there while I was over 2,000 miles from Minnesota. My uncle wore his dress uniform as a Navy chief; he stood out great!

Richard Duran - June 28, 2020

Tom…..I also left bootcamp in ’65. Grad day was 23 Dec., plt 3005…I remember the EGA very well. I served with 2/3 in the Nam in ’68-’69….. Seems like a hundred years ago, and also seems like yesterday. Semper Fi !!!! ……. Richard

David Chow - June 28, 2020

Hey Greg, I was in PTLN. 2171, remember the airport next to MCRDSD? Never forget how we used to have a recruit get caught looking at it and Sgt. Von Grenigan barked out “say goodby airplane! Those were the days! Orrahhh! Semper Fi! Dave C.

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