Name your favorite liberty port/location

[dropper]

I loved the PI COMING DOWN FROM UPPER MAU CAMP, WE USED TO SPOT FIRE FOR THE SEVENTH FLEET ON BLACK ISLAND. WE WOULD SLIP ONE OF THE MIKE EIGHT PILOTS TWENTY BUCKS AND BRING TO ICED SEA BAGS OF SAN MIGUEL TO THE OP. BURRY IT AND WHEN LIVE FIRE WAS OVER AND THE OFFICERS WOULD GO BACK TO MAIN SIDE WE WOULD GET **** FACED. THE SMELL OF **** RIVER,BUY SOMETHING KIDS,CHANGING A HUNDERED DOLLARS AT THE MARKET AND GETTING A BRICK OF PESO THAT WOULDN'T FIT IN YOUR POCKET!!! HOW ABOUT A PITURE OF MOJO ON FRIDAY NIGHT.THE SKY CLUB!!! GRANDE ISLAND. OR WATCHING THE SQUIDS RUN BACK TO THIER SHIP FOR CYNDERELLA LIBERTY, AND THE PRICES OF BEER AND BAR FINES IMMEDIATLEY GO BACK TO NORMAL. AHHH I LONG FOR THE DAYS OFLAP DANCES AND SEVEN CENT BEER. HEY LETS GO RETAKE OUR BASE wHO'S IN UUURRRAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RedmanEcho5]

Phuket, Thailand and then Singapore for second choice.

[ameriken]

Back in the day, it was Subic Bay!

[NamNuts]

Back in the day, it was Subic Bay!

Yeah an Olongapo honey, San Miguel and on the beach with Bros...LMAO

[ameriken]

Yeah an Olongapo honey, San Miguel and on the beach with Bros...LMAO

Amen bro... those were 5 of the most memorable weeks in my life. :thumbup:

[Zebra29er]

Yeah an Olongapo honey, San Miguel and on the beach with Bros...LMAO
now wait a min
she said she loved me how did you get a picture of her J/K LOL boy that brings back memory's

[kingcobra316]

was stationed at pendleton, at Las Pulgas (land of the fleas) with HQ 1/11 comm
never got to go anywhere else. MY brother was in HQ 2/11 comm and he went on a west-pac and I stayed on the west coast the whole enlistment, same unit

semper-fi

[Hercules1944]

:iwo: I don't suppose any of you youngsters had the pleasure of visiting "Boom Boom" rooms around Soc Trang?

Gunny out.

[THAT AINT IT]

Lima Peru. It was only two days but most the fun I have ever had in my life. Huge drunkfest.

[ameriken]

'The port of all ports'.........may you and your ladies live on in our memories.........




http://i17.tinypic.com/6cen87p.jpg
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http://i35.tinypic.com/3467411.jpg

[SA21]

Marmaris, Turkey was a great time (judging since I dont remember much of it!)
Palermo Sicily was nice as well...

[praven010]

Having been on 3 West Pacs ive visited many ports of call. And i do have to say , Olongapo city was the best! Although Pattaya Beach was a close second. When i try to tell people about these places they look at me as if i was making things up. Little do they know , right Marines!! Its really sad they closed down OLONGAPO. But it will live on in my memories and all who have visited this playground for Marines. Long live the P.I. :flag:

[KJ1110]

'The port of all ports'.........may you and your ladies live on in our memories.........

http://i35.tinypic.com/3467411.jpg

I'm pretty sure I got a pic of this same chick (in the same "outfit") in about June of '76!

:D

[ameriken]

I'm pretty sure I got a pic of this same chick (in the same "outfit") in about June of '76!

:D http://candleforlove.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/ok.gif (javascript:add_smilie(":ok:","smid_41")) Post it bro! That pic was taken around the same time.

[KJ1110]

http://candleforlove.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/ok.gif (javascript:add_smilie(":ok:","smid_41")) Post it bro! That pic was taken around the same time.

If only I knew where that album is! :confused:

[sparkie]

By William M. Welch (http://www.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=648), USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES — For tens of thousands of U.S. Marines in Southern California, new orders from the brass amount to: Baghdad si, Tijuana no.
Citing a wave of violence and murder in Mexico, the commanding officer of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Pendleton has made the popular military "R&R" destinations of Tijuana and nearby beaches effectively off-limits for his Marines.
The order by Lt. Gen. Samuel Helland restricts travel into Mexico by the 44,000 members of the unit, many of whom have had multiple tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat zones under their belts — or are there now.
The limits were first put in place for the Christmas holiday. Last week the commander extended the order indefinitely, said Mike Alvarez, civilian public information officer for the unit at Camp Pendleton.
"The situation in Mexico is now more dangerous than usual," he said. "The intent is just to look out for the Marines' safety and well-being."

AH,,, the good old days,,,,,,,:beer:

[FistFu68]

:evilgrin: AIN'T THAT A B**CH,NOW THE DONKEY HAS 2START FUCING CHILI BELLIES :D :banana:

[sgt03gunr]

My best duty station was MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. I was stationed there 3 years but was only on island for 12 months due to training and Desert Shield/Storm.

[sadibenz]

Pattia Beach and Pohang. They really give the PI a serious run for the money.
The weekender hotel has got to be the best Liberty hotel. It was at the time.83-89

[mcvet57103]

Yeah an Olongapo honey, San Miguel and on the beach with Bros...LMAOHey a buddy had a picture of her. Wasn't she a BennyBoy??:banana:

[phillipkane]

Brisbane, Australia ... Loved it there

[Alisium]

Brisbane, Australia ... Loved it there

EFFF YEAH!

I almost went UA and stayed. I was married too!

And besides the women, it's the most beautiful place in the world.

Hell, I was even sad when I left the field.

:cool:

[phillipkane]

EFFF YEAH!

I almost went UA and stayed. I was married too!

And besides the women, it's the most beautiful place in the world.

Hell, I was even sad when I left the field.

:cool:

Haha ... We were over in Rock Hampton, training with the British Royal Marines back in '03 participating in Croc ... Would go back in a second ... Long flight, but so worth it ... Ended up getting some ink in Brisbane at West Coast Tattoo, a pretty appropriate name ... Lol ... Clubs were fun, and the Brisbane Lions, a rugby team, had won some championship while we were there ... Ended up partying at the same club ... It was fun and I miss it ...

[Alisium]

I did that in 2002 (I was with the reserves by that time). At the North Shoals Training area. Which I guess is basically in the Rock Hampton Area.

We did a force swap and the Aussies got to drive our LAV's back in Pendleton and we theirs. Dude, they had refrigerators in the LAV's. And actual cooks in the field. Food like steak and eggs in the morning and fresh fruit all day. Porn in the LAV's... ahh it was heaven.

[praven010]

:beer: Well let me think? I would have to say P.I. With Perth Australia a close second. We Marines travel alot in our tours of duty. Many duty stations and many ports of call. And to tell the gods honest truth , HOME is the BEST duty station ever!!!! To all my fellow Marines who are far from home i say stay safe my brothers and sisters. SEMPER FI :flag:

[390 Mach I]

1st Palma De Mallorca in the summer of '88
2nd Haifa, Israel same summer

[walkindead72]

Olongapo PI

[Rocky C]

1st Palma De Mallorca in the summer of '88
2nd Haifa, Israel same summer

Thats too funny, Mallorca, Unbelievable!!!! February 1978, I fell in love with a girl I met there for 2 whole days.

2nd Choice, Monte Carlo, France, 6 or 7 days later. Fell in love with another girl from there for about 11 hours... (HA).....

Ahh, the memories........

Rocky

[E-4Bravo]

Kim Village Oki.

Right outside of Camp Hanson, second only to Hotel St, in Hawaii.

I unfortunately I got stuck in Oki for R&R. On my return to Vietnam from a Hospital stay in Guam. They gave me a 7 day layover at Camp Hansen. I spent my entire R&R plus a months advance pay in Kim Village.

The New York Bar was my favorate hang out. KaKo was my favorite B-Girl. When she asked me my name, I told her it ewas BoB'o -

Upon my return from Vietnam, 5 months later, I walked into the Ny Bar, and from across the dance floor, came a very high pitched, BOB'O.

So for me, it definately was Kim Village.
Hi. Jay here good day. I, was at Camp Smidley D. Butler aka Camp Hanson On Oki. and was wondering did they re name it as it was Kin. Town, or Kinville. right across the street was basically main town. Kobi steak house down the right. Straight across the street you could get a Banana Boat, and a Dog leg. (It was a very large fried Chicken leg. so hence the dog leg saying. Late night before hitting main gate,lol. and is jimmys Photo still there.and i remember that Bar as well lol june 75 I, Co.3/4 FMF BLT.and 79. You made me FLASH for a moment Brother, Thank you. Many memories.for all of us. That can never be repeated. J.B.

[avenger08]

pattaya beach thailand

[CPL WILLIS]

Australia was definately my favorite

[Ray Manker]

Iwakuni was not bad, Okinawa was not bad, but the best liberty in the entire Marine Corps had to be Southern Calif. Millions of beautiful, accessible round eyed women.

[SSgt McCord]

I would have to say favorite Port: Thailand

Favorite Liberty: American Embassy Berlin, Germany

[AlwaysWillBe]

Hmmm... Let's see....
I guess it was Quantico.
Two reasons ...
First, there was a German Beer hall up on the highway, think the name was the Bratwurst House or something like that. Great place, but it’s gone now.
Second, I could make it home to my High School sweet heart and future bride every weekend I didn't have duty. And for the record, we are still married 38 years later and have 3 wonderful grown kids.
:usmc:

[tpbranum]

I'm gonna have to say Pattaya Beach, Thailand or Bali

[Blues65]

No question about it Manila,Philippines
When we pulled into port there was big city skyline. My buddy Jim Raney (Ontose Mechanic) and I went into the marketplace in the heart of
Manila looking for dishes for his new wife. We were the only Americans in a sea of Filipinos and not once did anyone make us feel uncomfortable.

However, if our boat wasn't redirected back to Viet Nam; Australia would have been the best port ever.:yes:

[390 Mach I]

Thats too funny, Mallorca, Unbelievable!!!! February 1978, I fell in love with a girl I met there for 2 whole days.

2nd Choice, Monte Carlo, France, 6 or 7 days later. Fell in love with another girl from there for about 11 hours... (HA).....

Ahh, the memories........

Rocky
Yeah I hear that!
I fell in love with a Norwegian girl in '88. Girls name was Marit. I still remember her last name too, but I won't out her here.
She was on vacation to Mallorca with 4 of her friends and apparently our relationship caused quite the row as she had a boyfriend back home...
The group of them all got in a fight and Marit ended up staying with me instead of going with her friends to the other side of the island(which we were not allowed to do) I spent 5 days with her...

*sigh*

Ahh! the good ole days...

[cplaussem]

US NAS KEFLAVIK ICELAND. No i'm not crazy. Standing post.... Well lets just say it is not alot of fun. But the land is beautiful. Even the most out of the way post. papa 9. was beautiful. Especially at night. if i ever win the lottery I'm going back!!! Soooo much to see.

[FistFu68]

:evilgrin: China Beach-RVN-68 :beer: :iwo:

[ggyoung]

Where ever there were *****s.

[Jingo]

I'd have to say Gatemba, Japan. Small town about a mile out of the gate at Mt. Fuji. Can't recall the name of are small base there, but I do remember how cold it was in December, and how warm and inviting the town was.;)

[ameriken]

I'd have to say Gatemba, Japan. Small town about a mile out of the gate at Mt. Fuji. Can't recall the name of are small base there, but I do remember how cold it was in December, and how warm and inviting the town was.;)The base is Camp Fuji. I've got a few pics in my album of the base in 1977, plus one in Gotemba. http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/album.php?albumid=673

[Brent2651]

Bangkok, Thailand:

Buck Skin Joe's ("decomissioned" several years ago)
Nana Plaza
Pat-Pong
!!!Soi Cowboy...the Tilac!!! (YAAAAHHHHOOOO!!!!!)
Wong's Place (may Wong rest in peace)
Cabbages and Condums
Soi 12...Bourbon Street
Pinnacle Hotel (Rama IV and Soi Ngam-Du-Pli)
Supanbure Village

[Quinbo]

I only remember Gotemba as a weigh point enroute to Tokoyo. They did have a little dive there called the white tiger that served food and drinks and played movies.

[avenger08]

right now im on the 31st meu. so far my two favorite ports have been subic bay, p.i. & pattaya beach, thailand

[tracs2142]

NATO cruise, 1980, Edinburgh, Scotland...one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. My buddies and I hopped every pub down Princess Street and rarely were allowed to buy our own drinks! We were there 5 days...I'd go back in a minute!

[NamNuts]

Damn downtown Danang running like mad scorin 33's and dodgin 122's...LMAO, subic, on top the sucid cliffs of Okinawa drunk(or dodging the MP's from non "A" sign bar to bar) as hell with 1.75 liter of Nika whiskey! Diego Garcia at the chiefs club BLASTED watching fillipinos chasin crabs into the surf only to watch tiger sharks chase them out of the water(LMAO), Chrsitchurch New Zealand(all time best, best blow job ever, well except the old lady), Rotten Groton BIG time drunk Leathernecks chasin submariners sisters around...LMAO, Charleston, SC Oh baby oh bay the food and wimenz. AH SH$T any place to Marines are gatherd for LIBERTY LIBERTY LIBERTY CALL...! YEE HA SEMPER FI MARINES!

[devildog25]

I would have to say Palma Mallorca (Spain) Med cruise 90'

[usmcthetop]

The PI followed by Pattaya Beach Thailand

[PaPaWolfUSMC]

During Snowfex '64 ,A NATO exercise in lower Norway. The Norweigan base circled a town called Voss, and we were allowed dungaree liberty if we travelled on skiis. Each night, we went to dances in town and met ladies that wanted to practice their english..... "Nuff said.


I want to live my life in such a way that when my feet hit the
floor in the morning, satan shudders and says, "OH NO! HE'S AWAKE!!"

[ripcord]

The "Alley, Koza B.C. Okinawa

[NamNuts]

Yeah Koza...I'll drink to that...think i fell down in a binjo ditch there....LMAO

[Richman]

The "Alley, Koza B.C. Okinawa

"Whisper" or just one of the other alleys? ;)

Banana! Banana! Banana! - Show now! Show now! Show now!

[NamNuts]

"Whisper" or just one of the other alleys? ;)

Banana! Banana! Banana! - Show now! Show now! Show now!

Can't remember...I remember drinking Nika whiskey that night and ending up in Naha in some Non "A" sign bar....and haviing the MP's come through the front door and bailing out some damn escape hatch into the street and running toward the suicide cliffs....Oh my oh my,,,damn Niki whiskey made me do it :p

[mcvet57103]

Can't remember...I remember drinking Nika whiskey that night and ending up in Naha in some Non "A" sign bar....and haviing the MP's come through the front door and bailing out some damn escape hatch into the street and running toward the suicide cliffs....Oh my oh my,,,damn Niki whiskey made me do it :pBeen there, done that!!! Was Akadama (sp) wine in my case. Awww the memories. SF

[ajslayter0311]

Haifa, Israel. Or Siracusa, Sicily. Easily.

[ajslayter0311]

Dubai, UAE. or Haifa, Israel. Maybe Sicily... the whole country is amazing. Anything beats Fallujah.

[quest23]

Guam......id have to say Guam...then again..i havnt really been much elsewhere

[mcvet57103]

Never been to Guam always wanted to go though. SF

[LanceCoolie]

Damn Drifter, I'd felt much better about your post if you would of said...Got to meet Peter, Paul and Mary....I shook their hands and then dragged them left wing liberal war protestin sum*****es out back and stomped a mud hole in their azzes......

Was at MCAS Kaneohe also....enjoyed Davy Jones Locker and Cho Cho's a bar in Honolulu...spent a lil time down on sh!t street sometimes........Met my wife in Kaluia where she was workin at a dept store by the name of Coronet's....she is from Calif and was over in Hawaii living with her brother and sister in law.......po girl is still followin me around the Country !!! Anybody know how I can shake her !!! LMAO !!
My favorite libo locale had to be a bar on Waikiki beach that was under the patio of a hotel pool and I can't remember the name of the place. It had stairs going down to it from the sand and if you didn't know it was there you'd walk right past it ("Johnny's underwater bar" maybe?). Most bars have a big mirror on the back wall over the bar but this place had a giant window into the swimming pool. Famous for girls who would swim up to the window and lose the bottom half of their bikini, bartender would ring the big brass bell and if the girl would then come into the bar there would be a huge chorus of "show us your tits show us your tits"... which all of them did. What made that place a standout was the large number of aussie girls there on spring break ( I was on Oahu for three years). All you needed was a dick and a pulse. Hell, Richard Nixon could get laid in this bar! You didn't even need money, those aussie girls loved american marines and wouldn't hear of us paying for anything. That hotel must have had tours/ packages for them ot something because that was the place for them.
I too had a girlfriend who worked at Coronet's in Kailua. I was with her for just about six months when suddenly she ditched me. I found out from some mutual freinds that her boyfriend had come back from Korea, a darkgreen SSgt, Hmmm... she had never mentioned him. Ain't that freakin' typical???!!!

[Alisium]

Besides Australia, you east coast Marines get the best ports of call.

[skipper72]

Having completed training with French Commandos at Ecole d'Entrainement Physique Militaire (Antibes), got to have a private lunch with Audrey Hepburn at a nearby resort hotel. I gave her my INSIGNE. Mel didn't show up for a while. Too soon, however. C'est dommage.

[broaddusmarines]

I loved Brussels, Belguim (stopped there on our way back from Cold Weather Training) and Barcelona, Spain (Med Float).

[Warbyrd13]

Spent Xmas and new yrs in Italy, been to thailand..... and was sober a good deal of the time.

[jowimc90]

I was stationed at MCAS Futenma for a year (Sept '91- Sept '92) at MALS- 36 ordnance and had a blast every night, but every once in a while, jumped into one of those crazy-ass taxis and sped off to BC street. I never quite knew how I got home though.:beer:

[dropper]

Loved Pt On Friday From Upper Mau Camp Down To The Main Gate, Across **** River And Twards The Nearest San Miguel Dispensing Station, That And A Few Glasses Of Mojo And Your All Set!!!!

[Rowdy1948]

Liked Athens Greese was over there during the wine fiestval Good time there.

[Supersquishy]

OJT at MCAS Tustin, CA. Just before they shut the base down thanks to Clinton. It was pretty laid back there, Short trip to the beach, babes everywhere. Walking distance to some good bars. A million things to do that didn't cost much money. I liked Okinawa and Japan, but that side of the world really never interested me.

[AlabamaRon]

Any Jar Head that has been through Quantico knows about the Command Post. Best SOS ouside the Corps.:flag:

Having eaten SOS in the Corps (the best) and and several establishments
since, I find that the General's Kitchen in Ocean City, Md is 2nd best followed closely by the Command Center in Q-Town. Wish I could find good
SOS down here.:cry:

[NamNuts]

Just thinking about SOS this morning...my version used to make cooks quake!

Ya gotta get one of those white ceral bowls(ya know with the green or blue trim around the top) Fill the bottom with those cubed potatos, then a lattel of SOS(beef), then 2 eggs overeasy, ring the top with link sausage and top with crispy bacon; AND CHOW THE F'k DOWN....best at MID-RATS!

After the Corps! I spent 25 years as a DoD Navy/Marine contractor...spent more time aboard bases then during...and made trips to the chow halls just to get me some SOS...my style...LMFFAO

[AlabamaRon]

Just thinking about SOS this morning...my version used to make cooks quake!

Ya gotta get one of those white ceral bowls(ya know with the green or blue trim around the top) Fill the bottom with those cubed potatos, then a lattel of SOS(beef), then 2 eggs overeasy, ring the top with link sausage and top with crispy bacon; AND CHOW THE F'k DOWN....best at MID-RATS!

After the Corps! I spent 25 years as a DoD Navy/Marine contractor...spent more time aboard bases then during...and made trips to the chow halls just to get me some SOS...my style...LMFFAO
Don't forget the Tobasco sauce on top!!!

[NamNuts]

Don't forget the Tobasco sauce on top!!!

YEAH your right TOBASCO:p...specially after being out in the ville all night on LIBERTY LIBERTY LIBERTY...hehehehe

[Proud2Serve]

I would have to say Barcelona Spain while I was deployed with MSSG-26 during the early 1990's or Phuket Thailand while deployed with MSSG-13 in 1996.

SEMPER FI:nerd:

[tgwkreu7]

I Was Stationed At Barbers Point Oahu Hawaii
Good Place To Go Was Waikiki And Honolulu

[GRUNTACTION]

Henoko Village On Okinawa And Texas Street In Korea.

[Drafter]

Had an Unbelieveable time in Hong Kong both times. Oddly, it was mostly because there was a large European Community there. Weird huh.

[mcvet57103]

Drafter, You and Sparkie need to refrain from posting when sh!tfaced. You both make azzes out of yourselves doing that. You show no respect for the thread's original intent, and your total mental hatred for anything Japanese shows your blaring narrow-mindedness. SF

[Drafter]

Drafter, You and Sparkie need to refrain from posting when sh!tfaced. You both make azzes out of yourselves doing that. You show no respect for the thread's original intent, and your total mental hatred for anything Japanese shows your blaring narrow-mindedness. SF

I don't drink and surely don't post **** faced. I posted that I liked Hong Kong. Take your high minded attitude and stick it. Next time you got something personal to say to me, do it in a PM so I can give you my phone number and address. Pound sand mcvet.

[Roger Shepherd]

Liberty Port, Barcelona, Spain

[TrappedIN29]

Pattia Beach, Thailand blows any other place out of the water! If you have been there you know what i am talking about, if you dont you need to go and see for yourself.

[DocGreek]

MAYPORT...MARY!!!

[jcox0311]

I gotta agree with trapped, pattya beach was the best place I've been, although now that I think about it Tokyo was a close tie.

[Gary Hall]

:scared: Port Lyautey, French Morocco.

My most memorable country and people was found quite by accident. It was summer '52 and I was being sent home for early E of EE. The USMC was saying "... just shut up and go away...".

We were in the Med 6th Fleet. From the Fleet went to then US Naval Station, Port Lyautey, Morocco, to catch a stateside ride. It no longer exists, having been renamed Kenitra and shut down.

Port Lyautey at that time turned out to be a friendly (to the US) Arab Country. I tell you I've become appreciative of friends, we could use some.

I really wanted to go to Rick's Cafe (down at Casablanca) & see (maybe) Humphry, Ingrid, Sam and Claude Rains, but couldn't make it happen.

Some then & now comparisons: During my time ('47-'52) we went everywhere, w/o weapons, joined the people publicly and never sensed fear. My son, later in the Military ('84-'88), was told any where, any time, when moving around off base, get into civilian clothes, there'll be less trouble that way .

Son, you deserve better than this. This feces, in my PFC view, is as a result of not trying to win anything, just rattle mouth. This political correctness, conflict resolution and multiculturalism brings on disunity.

Everything we did in those times was 1st class, rode home in the old Globemaster C-124, 4 piston engines, it was glorious. Like landing a barn must be, sheer skill and power. What a ride, only in the US.

Moderators, maybe for safety, just dump this. Wouldn't want to take a chance on upsetting young DocGreek. Gary Hall.

[Drafter]

Hey Gary, PFC is E-2. Check your profile.

[NamNuts]

Enlisted rank insignia 1946-1959

Application - sewn on
Placement - both sleeves, midway between elbow and armhole seam, in the center of the outer half of each uniform sleeve
Uniforms - since 1938, only the shirt
Used colors - insignia cloth color - khaki, stripes color - forest green


Rank description - "Private" has no rank insignia

1. Private First Class
2. Corporal
3. Sergeant
4. Staff Sergeant
5. Gunnery Sergeant
6. Master Sergeant
7. First Sergeant
8. Sergeant Major
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8095&stc=1&d=1252535332

We understand boot..!

[Gary Hall]

Hey Gary, PFC is E-2. Check your profile.

:thumbup: Thanks, Drafter. I hadn't caught the disparity. Over the years
(47-52) I did have a little trouble with rank, I believe I made Private about 3 or so times. Don't misunderstand, I am not making light of such kid stuff, I do wish I could have been much more responsible.
Any how, I did try to make the correction, saved it but my profile came up without the correction. There are several other corrections I wished to make, and tried, but couldn't make it happen.

I'll keep after it, maybe some beautiful, blond, long legged (& rich, while I'm daydreaming?) WR will come along & be merciful and help out a harmless old man?

Stranger things have happened. Gary Hall.

[Garyius]

Pattya Beach was number one for sure.

Tromso, Norway was also a lot of fun, great people, terrible weather.

[Drafter]

:thumbup: Thanks, Drafter. I hadn't caught the disparity. Over the years
(47-52) I did have a little trouble with rank, I believe I made Private about 3 or so times. Don't misunderstand, I am not making light of such kid stuff, I do wish I could have been much more responsible.
Any how, I did try to make the correction, saved it but my profile came up without the correction. There are several other corrections I wished to make, and tried, but couldn't make it happen.

I'll keep after it, maybe some beautiful, blond, long legged (& rich, while I'm daydreaming?) WR will come along & be merciful and help out a harmless old man?

Stranger things have happened. Gary Hall.

Not a problem Gary, Shoot I was a 3 time LCPL, I know exactly where you coming from.

I remember one time my Co. Gunny called me over, he looks at my collar, goes, "Just checking to see what rank you are this week, think I'll just stick to using your last name. You're a damn fine Marine and squared away too, we just gotta keep you outa garrison and in the field."

Gunny Brenez, good guy. (not sure about the spelling) I do a hell of an impression of him by the way. lol

[MintusMaximus]

Banja Luka, Bosnia .... or Pattaya Thailand. Too close to call.

[doc h fmf]

mINE WAS YOU GUESSED IT OLONGAPO THE GROWN MANS DISNEY WORLD WHERE YOU COULD TAKE A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL AND COME BACK WITH CHANGE OOOORRRAAAH

[mcvet57103]

mINE WAS YOU GUESSED IT OLONGAPO THE GROWN MANS DISNEY WORLD WHERE YOU COULD TAKE A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL AND COME BACK WITH CHANGE OOOORRRAAAHAnd a case of the Clap. :D SF

[Housemouse03]

Whoooooo Townsville Australia!! I was there for 30 days with Charlie Company 1st Battalion 3rd Marines. Australian women would drop whatever they were doing to make sure the Marines had a pleasant stay! nuf said.

[Marine1955]

Oh my God to me there was only one that was the best and that was Quantico Va.
Why, Cause there was an all Girl Collage there and there were allot of Marines that would go and party there on the weekends and wouldn't come back to base until Monday morning,Me included..Beer ,Wine and Women make a good combination I say.

[Danny C Smith]

:)Several somethin, somethin agogo.
Always somethin agogo, lol.
PAYATTYA!!! hands down.
Or up, or yeah, thats it.
What were we talking about?
Oh yeah Payttya:beer:

Gotta love Thailand:beer:

Smitty.

[kenrobg30]

Did you get to Kyoto, or Sasanomi ? FUN. SF KEN

[beer wolf]

Pattaya Beach Thailand and Subic Bay Philippines!:p

[Branndon77]

Anywhere and Everywhere in Thailand....over there for 5 monthes, unforgetable

[echo3oscar1833]

Hell I don't ever remember replying to this thread. I would have to say my fav liberty spot. Would have to be at Ft. Lauderdale when we pulled in Port Down there. We where doing a MAGTF for the McDonalds Air Sea show on the USS Portland. Can't quite remember the name of the club we partied at, we got the Ft Lauderdale Police called on us. A bunch of us put a bunch of bendy straws together, and tried to drink a margarita bunch bowl on the bottom deck, all the way up at the top of the club. Plus me an Cpl Bell went to a strip club that night. We blew about $400 on lap dances, and booze. Got back to the ship had to do the "Permission to Come Aboard" deal. That didn't work out so well. The Sailor on duty just let me on anyway, then I spent the next hour talking to a Lt. on the flight deck about how much I loved the Marine Corps(I was very drunk hehe). Then after that a bunch of us snuck down the tank deck, and screwed around with the Squidys haha. Hell of a good time.:thumbup: Semper!!!:D

[FistFu68]

:evilgrin: China Beach Republic Of South Vietnam :beer: :banana:

[Vandrel]

Pattaya Beach Thailand

I agree, will never forget that place. It's one of a kind

[BigPhil]

Been to Hong Kong Tokyo, Thi Lan Twiewan, But Olongapo PI was the best by far, You will have to excuse the spelling. The lights are on but some times their is no one home.

[billydakid]

Austrillia!!!!!beautiful women

[bloodflowsgreen]

Never went to Australia, heard it was great. I personally would have to say the P.I.:thumbup:

[Mastertech]

June , 1973, Kowloon/ Hong Kong 15 days 3rd Marines got in a fight w/ Aussy Marines and brought down a 7 story building ooohraah

[Mastertech]

Olongapoo also , great place 17 yr old whith big brown eyes and the prettiest smile you ever saw, lived w/ her family for 4 weeks, they lived in the bush about 12 mi. north of town and still do

[Mastertech]

I was in Hanson in 73-74 most of the time I spent at NTA bush

[Komenko]

toss up between Singapore and Vladivostok, Russia! just don't know which to choose?

[bpeterson]

There were several but one that I enjoyed was Maui, HI

[cball]

I liked Puerto Rico,we use to fly down to Roosevelt Roads,Nas and Vieques Island .probably 2 or 3 times a month and pulled some good liberty there..anyone remember Vieques Island?

[HereandThere]

My unit VMA-211 left Chu Lai in 2/16/70 on a made for D-Day LST and headed for Iwakuni Japan.There was a very nasty Typhoon roaming around the Pacific so we pulled into Kaohsiung Taiwan for 2 days. We were the first American ship to stop there in 5 years so no need to get into the sorted details.We left and as far as I'm concerned we hit enough of the storm to throw that flat bottom around like a cork in the water.Spent some time in PI. at Cubi Pt. and Olongapol city which unless you've been there it is hard to imagine,lets just say it's pretty salty.While in Iwakuni we hit Hiroshima on weekends and had some great times there.

[USMCmailman]

Sydney Australia, BEAUTIFUL life guards, I faked drowning twice! Got lucky once!:cool:

[SgtBoyed]

My favorite Libo Ports were with the 24th MEU in '06. We stopped in Marsielles, France. From there, the told us that they were selling tickets for a 2 Day trip to Paris and to Belleau Wood. I jumped at the opportunity. The tickets were expensive so not many people expressed interest. They held a meeting to pass word about the trip and at the meeting they explained that the Marine Corps was in actuality going to pay for our tickets and they just wanted to see what Marines were willing to go. So in essence...we went to Paris for free! My other favorite port was Cyprus just because of all the drunken good times there. I loved float.

[Garyius]

I did a year in Germany with the guard after I got out of the Corps and got called up from college.

Paris is nice, Luxemburg is nice, Trier is really nice, Nuremberg is really nice for Christmas time, Munich is the best drinking city in the world and everyone has to go there at least once, the army rec city at Garmish is all kinds of fun and you can afford it, Rome was really great, as was Florence, Venice was like a very pricey Disney only set in an open rotting sewer.

The army was screwing with us because we were guard as far as working, living, and time off, and I still had three times more time off and better living conditions than I had had in the Marine air wing. All the better to see Europe.

[SgtBoyed]

...I forgot to mention Dubai, and that was during Ramadan and I still had crazy fun!

[Quinbo]

I really like Garmish. Been there a couple times.

[AAV Crewchief]

My favorite Libo Ports were with the 24th MEU in '06. We stopped in Marsielles, France. From there, the told us that they were selling tickets for a 2 Day trip to Paris and to Belleau Wood. I jumped at the opportunity. The tickets were expensive so not many people expressed interest. They held a meeting to pass word about the trip and at the meeting they explained that the Marine Corps was in actuality going to pay for our tickets and they just wanted to see what Marines were willing to go. So in essence...we went to Paris for free! My other favorite port was Cyprus just because of all the drunken good times there. I loved float.


****in' Marseilles was a hole just about as bad as Naples. My duty was shore patrol walking around the towelhead section of town keeping the drunk Marines and Sailors out that area. Only good thing was that Mickey Ds sold BEER. The trip to BW would make the stop worthwhile though.

Now TOKYO, JAPAN on the otherhand, was where it was at 24/7/365!!!

[TinDragon]

Cairns, Australia. Was supposed to be Townsville but there was an issue, so we basically flipped them the bird and moved down the coast. From what I heard, Cairns was a lot better than Townsville anyway.

[Rocky C]

Palma De Mallorca, Unbelievable!!!! February 1978, I fell in love with a girl I met there for 2 whole days.

2nd Choice, Monte Carlo, France, 6 or 7 days later. Fell in love with another girl from there for about 11 hours... (HA).....

Ahh, the memories........

Rocky

[CplAllen]

Oh Jeez let's see...
Pattaya Beach, Thailand. SSgtofMarines said it best.
Manilla, Philippines
Singapore
Haifa, Isreal
Palma de Mallorca, Spain

There are A LOT of places that were just amazing. Have to say Pattaya Beach FTW.

[EdtheHun]

Pattaya Thailand was nice until we realized the chick dancing on our table in a bikini was a guy with a boob job. Then at Whiskey a Go-Go a girl doing a backbend shot a bananna from *somewhere* between her thighs that knocked over my beer. But still, a pretty good show!!

[kfisbusy]

:evilgrin:I don't know I think it would be a toss up. I had some great times in Cubi PT. Olongapol City and Maui, HI. . But I loved it at P. I. as a D.I. lots of great times there. SSGT. Francisco:flag::iwo:.

[usmc3yang]

Santa Ana Philippines was nice. Beautiful waether and scenery. Bangkok Thailand was nice too.

[3043pog]

Subic Bay

[Pennyw1se]

There haven't been a lot of Marines there yet, but my favorite was Sihanoukville, Cambodia. I went there with LF CARAT '10.

There are many many reasons to like this place. The exchange rate is ridiculous, even in the Americanized places. For example, you could get an awesome hotel for $9 a night, but you could get a cheap one for $3 a night. It's $2 for a 40 of this beer called Angkor which is made there. I've had many different types of beer, and this is within my top 3 now. You can get away with $15 a day for a tuktuk (taxi) driver who will stay with you all day, take you anywhere you want, and will even come back the next day. Our driver gave us a cell phone in order for us to call him the next day of libo. (No overnight for us)

The place is just absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the time on the beach, and it was sunny most of the days we were there. You can walk up to a guy and rent a jet ski for half an hour, or a banana boat for you and your friends. Everything on the beach is pretty close, and it's lined with bars. With a high tide you can sit at a bar and dangle your feet in the water.

Women, women. Now, this is probably one of the best aspects. Cambodia is a large vacation spot for a lot of Europians and even Americans. I met girls from Spain, England, Ireland, Germany, France, even some from Australia. Even then, the local Cambodian women are gorgeous and really friendly.

Now if you want to have more of a Pattaya experience you can do that too, just jump in your driver's tuktuk and he'll take you to Cambodia's version of walking street. If you know what I'm talking about then details aren't required.

So all of you Marines that liked Thailand the best, I guarantee if have the opportunity to visit Cambodia, you will like that better.

:beer:

[AdirondackDog]

gotta be Pattia Beach, Thailand..... those of you that were there I dont have to explain. Those of you that weren't,well, it would be illegal to explain.:cool: :cool:


I just came off the 31st MEU. Thailand was rediculous. enough said.

[FistFu68]

:evilgrin: Australia the Land of the "SUPER ROUND EYES" I actually went around tha World with three of them Fine Ho's all at the same time!!! In a Weekend S/F That :p :banana:

[florczak2287]

So far...LA, hollywood area. When I was TAD to 29 palms. Good times.

[KJ1110]

So far...LA, hollywood area. When I was TAD to 29 palms. Good times.

You ain't lived till you've been WestPac! :evilgrin:

[Vietvet1968]

Agree with gylancaster & jrthestar as to Bangkok being the best liberty. Was there in '66 & before leaving RVN a buddy told me to stay at the last hotel the bus went to 'cause at each stop they brought you out drinks. Was feeling pretty good when arriving at the Grace Hotel. My time there was " graceful ". Will never forget Bangkok.

[BeltFedPatriot]

My favorite was Bahrain and a little place called the rock bottom cafe. Yeah, it was one of those places.

[scifguard]

I just came off the 31st MEU. Thailand was rediculous. enough said.

I also just got off the 31st and have to agree that Thailand was something else.

[R Landry]

As a civilian working for the US Army, the Grafenwoehr Training Area (the largest US Army facility in Germany) was considered the best secret for permanent party assignments in the US Army. I really enjoyed working with those GIs, my Marine background helped me connect with them, especially the officers. Up close and personal with Infantry, Armor & Artillery exercises.

[lloyd holland]

Of all the places i've been, i would have to pick Olongapo Philippines. To all of the L.B.F.M's you was always the #1 GI. :thumbup:

[wildwoman73]

Hong Kong or Vegas! Hong Kong because all I remember was alot of laughing and smiling...and Vegas because I brought back home what I left behind the year prior!

[Das Pferd]

Thessaloniki, Greece. Well all of Greece was a blast

[FormerMSG]

MSG Det Dublin, Ireland

[C De Barrows]

Damn Drifter, I'd felt much better about your post if you would of said...Got to meet Peter, Paul and Mary....I shook their hands and then dragged them left wing liberal war protestin sum*****es out back and stomped a mud hole in their azzes......

Was at MCAS Kaneohe also....enjoyed Davy Jones Locker and Cho Cho's a bar in Honolulu...spent a lil time down on sh!t street sometimes........Met my wife in Kaluia where she was workin at a dept store by the name of Coronet's....she is from Calif and was over in Hawaii living with her brother and sister in law.......po girl is still followin me around the Country !!! Anybody know how I can shake her !!! LMAO !!

Well, here goes a reply for an old man ... I was stationed at Kaneohe Bay in 1951. My squadron, VMF 451 helped reopen Kaneohe as it had been shut down some time after WWII. I made a lot of runs over the Pali to get to Waikiki (Kailua was a really small village then with just one little bar - that was OK for a quick liberty, but to do the town it was over the hump to Waikiki) which at that time had a really nice bar at the Diamond Head end called "The Queens Surf". The hostess there took a liking to the "kid marine" (I was underage) so that became my favorite spot.

[Burke7051]

Las Vegas..... naturally :marine:

[PJones64]

San Juan Puerto Rico ranks right up there with the rest of em!

[tgwkreu7]

single and rearin' to go---Barbers Point,Oahu Hawaii

[PJones64]

Sounds as good as Puerto Rico!

[SgtStans]

Pattaya Beach, Thailand!!!!!!

[kevmo]

Phuket Thailand. That was insane!

[JHLFlyingElf]

I would have to say Fort Niagara, Fort Sumter, (Fort Apache<--lol j/k)

anyways....uh, Fort Walla Walla....(thanks history book....Oakes index under Fort...lol walla walla)

[Quinbo]

Isn't Walla Walla a federal prison located near yakima?

[JHLFlyingElf]

Isn't Walla Walla a federal prison located near yakima?

It's on the Columbia River....I'll look up more information tomorrow...gn! :banana::iwo::banana:

[Quinbo]

Heck of a place to call a favorite liberty port. Since you aint a Marine I guess to each his own.

[SlingerDun]

It's on the Columbia River....No, it's not.

What did you enjoy most about libbo at Ft. Walla Walla? Sweet onions or the 7th
Day Adventist "rolling up of the sidewalks ceremony" at sundown on friday

[WXSgt]

Yah Barrio! Non "A" sign barz in Naha and i spent many a night trying ta fall off the wall drinking copious amonuts of Akadama wine OR Nika whiskey!


Black Nikka Whiskey i loved that stuff when i was in Iwakuni. spent 3 years out there. definitely my favorite place to be. CoCo's and some cali chicken lol. used to go to this club up in Hiroshima called Namiki Junction. It was a punk rock club most nights but every once in a while they had special stuff like electric ukulele lol had to learn to read or ask about the band. Im about to go on a west pac so ill see what my new favorite will be.

[Vietvet1968]

Bangkok,Thailand was my favorite because my buddie recommend it and we know MARINES don't lie. The food was like the women: Hot & ready to be " forked ". My " gun " has never been the same since; never in the " holster ".:scared::cry:

[WXSgt]

Bangkok,Thailand was my favorite because my buddie recommend it and we know MARINES don't lie. The food was like the women: Hot & ready to be " forked ". My " gun " has never been the same since; never in the " holster ".:scared::cry:


gun never being the same? hope it was a good same and not a "something that wont wash away same" lol

[SSgt Lamie]

Naples Italy

[a2591]

Okinawa, Subic and Kaneohe in that order.

[ArrogantBastard]

Boars Crossing AKA "*****s crossing!" lol

[cpldawg]

Phuket Thailand. That was insane!


Oh yeah Phuket was insane, from what i can remember which isnt much :beer::beer::beer:

[GHBK]

Pattaya Beach for sure, the absolute best...after that I liked Xania, Crete a lot

[radio relay]

Thailand was nice. R&R in Bangkok. Got a job as a contractor after I got out of the Marine Corps, and lived in N.E. Thailand (Sokol Nakon) for a couple years (good times, indeed!).

[advanced]

My R&R was scheduled for Dec 68, but when Operation Meade River came along they needed all of us so I got screwed out of my R&R to Sydney. I did get to go to the DaNang Hilton a couple of times though so I'd have to say DaNang.

[Mike Sanford]

Okinawa, just loved that Long Time !!

[RNC]

B.C. street and Olongapo City were rowdy places. Great if you're looking for that kind of thing. The best liberty I had was the days and nights I spent in and around Hiroshima, Japan and Seoul, Korea.

[Range Coach]

Pohang, Korea....doing the "Pohang hang" off the back of the truck on the ride back.

[RonaldOverby]

Okinawa no question... I had the time of my life, I thank God i was able to experience that as a young Marine. GTMO Bay Cuba a close Second. I survived the TEETH!!!!!!! those that know, know - LMAO LMAO

[brian barr]

I did not enjoy OKI. Was at camp schawb and outside gate was henoco. we called it hooterville. My best lib was PI. Had a great 2 weeks there. I ended up on Gaines beach with a local girl naked and hung over bad. Man that was great.

[ingersollturok]

Def the best vacation/work of our Tour.

[dinorasaur]

:thumbup: Daegu, South Korea

For anyone that ever gets a chance to pass through this great city, you should definitely stop by Rodeo Street (pronounced like the sport with horses not the street in CA. I was fortunate to be stationed in S. Korea for 7 months and lived in this great city. Granted, I was one of 3 Marines working there supporting exercises for WestPac but as soon as we were off we partied with the locals as hard as we worked.

I wouldn't mind taking a trip there again...

[wildwoman73]

Dave....are you just now finding this???? lol

[ssgtblue]

Phuket Thailand.

I will say no more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8toJCK2Tp8

Enjoy.

[FistFu68]

:evilgrin: Tha Room on Ward 3-C Betheda Naval Hospital where they kept tha Mop and Bucket for tha Janitor.It's where a Very Beautiful Round Eye NAVY WAVE Swabbed My Knob in summer of '69...Oh Hell Yeah,with all due respect S/F :p :iwo:

[ssgtblue]

When we going on LIBO together Jack.

I'm looking at a new bolt gun and need some Tgts to shoot at.

Blue

[FistFu68]

:evilgrin: Oh Hell Yeah Marine I got a NEW TOY You gotta Shoot S/F Stay safe and give tha Family a (HUG) From Us here in Az.:thumbup::iwo:

[cgau67marine]

yuma libo was great johhnys and back door but reds place topped them all

[ramayn2430]

Moonlight Bunny Ranch was a short enough ride from Pickle Meadows MWTC, and well worth it. It's the same one featured on the HBO show. Cheap back in the day. Does anyone know if the units are getting any liberty after training, or are they scared to let them out into Carson City?

Too much fun. "Yeah, Ma, I'm going to confession," ("Bless me Father for I have sinned, a LOT!).

[jerry0503222]

gotta be Pattia Beach, Thailand..... those of you that were there I dont have to explain. Those of you that weren't,well, it would be illegal to explain.:cool: :cool:





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[hardcorpe5]

In 1964 they got serious about crime in Ologapo,had barred cage liberty was best in Mid 60s,enthusiastic girls cheap prices ,low crime ..I like some of the places mentioned,,did the world drinking & cat house tour,had Oki house mama ,but for drunken party stupidity all fall short of olongapo.it was true love!! sorry, can not remember her name

how can you speak of love ,when you have no money!!Keiko Shinagawa,,OKI 1964

[Gulleysaurus]

Bahrain.

[hardcorpe5]

my bad,, the cage was on wheels ,like a circus cage,and was placed at the entrance to ologapo
in the 60,s the democrats had not ruin american reputation in Australia..many australia girls loved american Marines ,,there parents had told them about the war in the Pacific..It took a lot of left wing urine & burning of the American flag to kill that aussie sheela enthusiasm,but for plain cheap short liberty party ,& disgusting cheap sex,ologapo spread her infected legs wide..
Ok marine you more sound sicko disgusting than other maline but I do for $5 more,use condom,Pacita no want your war like mutant child ,built low to ground for scavenge & plunder!

[SemperRick]

I would definately have to say PI. We owned the Mariposa Bar on Magsaysay Blvd. From the Sierra Club Rock Bar to the R and B, Hip Hop bar the Florida Club. Grande Island drinking Margarita's in the middle of Subic Bay sitting in the crystal clear water. The bar was so close you didn't have to get up for your drinks. Green Beach Zambales PI. Mama De Bablyeon,the smart, funny, incredibly generous Mayor who treated the Marines on op there like her own family. While on a small operation for CSSD-32 in support of 1/9 put us on the beach for about a week. We floated from Okinawa to Subic on the USS St. Louis and that was the very first time I disembarked from a ship to a Mike Boat, over the side using a net was awesome! A coordinated WWII style beach landing (1st wave). We set up a perimeter and that's how we met Mama De Bablyeon. She cooked lumpia, adobo and succulent shrimp plus evey cold beverage you ould think of. Kids everywhere, even kids that looked suspiciously caucasian were out playing at he beach and jungle. I asked Mama if there were Americans living here and she said no.....Why? Because I said he kid over there has blond hair and blue eyes. She replied Ohhhh, that is American Souvenir. I couldn't help but laugh since I am pretty sure I knew what she meant. So back to the op, one of my radio guys was about to celebrate his birthday and I had an idea. I spoke with Mama and asked he if she could help me for a surprise birthday party. For six cases of MRE's she would roast a pig, unlimited Lumpia, shrimp, fried rice and cold drinks. As an unknown added surprise, even to me was the after dusk hum of the banka boat motor filled with a little adult fun. Needless to say this week long op was not to boring after all. The party went off without a hitch and it will be one of the most memorable times in my short career. Does anybody remember the Nippa Hut near Angeles? Even though I still have a fog in my head about this amazingly unreal party palace. There was no rank at this place. I was sitting with a group of Airforce Full Birds and their wives (no BS), drinking some concoction that was served in these huge bamboo cups with the clubs logo all over the outside. This drink was powerful. The show went on for a couple of hours with dozens of hot little filipina's putting on an array of different skits and prowness of the......Well you know. This is really hard trying to keep this thing PG. Regardless, this was an an amazing show cappe off with a volunteer from the audience. Does anybody remember the Nippa Hut? Since we were in PI for six months, many of the guys had g/f's which they had to pay a relationship fee for a day, night, week or month and these girls were your honest and faithful g/f's until you left or you dumped em. So many more stories i could tell you about this adult playland. maybe next time I will tell you the story of Bon Jovi taking care of the troops while on a layover at Clark airbase in Angeles. The Vampire Club. :iwo:

[richar1]

Let's see...

Ejoyed the hell out of Okinawa. Was on Futenma so I was close to Naha and 'the wall.' Plenty of good parties I don't remember too much about at the wall. BC street and whisper alley.

Angeles City, Olongapo, Barrio Barretto (Hence the nick name) were always great and accomodating. Strange though, how word of mouth they know yer there... Filipino word of mouth is faster than the telephone. Makes it tough to meet the next girlfriend. Hehe. Hung out at Wiskey River and The Blue Parrot in the barrio and usually was in Peso Jimmy's in Olongapo, though I've been to Cal Jams, Sierra Club, T's and a few of the others in Olongapo. The DMZ, Love Birds (yeah, I liked the name too), and Nipa Hut were fun in Angeles. I liked balute so much I had to go and marry one. I still get hell for all the time I spent in the bars there. LOL. Nothing like the smell of dried fish frying in the kitchen.

Korea was a fun place. Anjan ri (sp?) Camp Humphreys. Army rolls their sleves down for winter before the USMC so we were ordered to roll ours down as well to be uniform. Bunch of us thought if they want uniform let the Army keep theirs up. Also had plenty of fun in Pohang and Pusan and I've still got my mink blanket.

Liked Hong Kong a lot. Sydney was a nice place. Couldn't stay, the Corps made me wait 3 weeks after my dad died and then the day we hit port in Sydney they cared so much they made me fly out that day. Only good thing was I got to watch green peace get chased by the cops on the water and didn't have to man the rails.

Could have done without Port of Al Jabail, Saudi Arabia. Dubai, United Arab Emmerates was pretty cool. Sat by a pool drinking some strong mixed drinks at a 5 star hotel. Not a bad way to earn your combat pay.


man i have been waiting if i would never see anyone talk about Peso Jimmy's !!!! they said they had the coolest beer in olongapo. i was there with 31MAU back to back westpac's from 1980-1982 . still go back there every year. remember how will used a marker to put our names on the walls! alas Peso Jimmy's is no more in olongapo.

[richar1]

My favorite libo locale had to be a bar on Waikiki beach that was under the patio of a hotel pool and I can't remember the name of the place. It had stairs going down to it from the sand and if you didn't know it was there you'd walk right past it ("Johnny's underwater bar" maybe?). Most bars have a big mirror on the back wall over the bar but this place had a giant window into the swimming pool. Famous for girls who would swim up to the window and lose the bottom half of their bikini, bartender would ring the big brass bell and if the girl would then come into the bar there would be a huge chorus of "show us your tits show us your tits"... which all of them did. What made that place a standout was the large number of aussie girls there on spring break ( I was on Oahu for three years). All you needed was a dick and a pulse. Hell, Richard Nixon could get laid in this bar! You didn't even need money, those aussie girls loved american marines and wouldn't hear of us paying for anything. That hotel must have had tours/ packages for them ot something because that was the place for them.
I too had a girlfriend who worked at Coronet's in Kailua. I was with her for just about six months when suddenly she ditched me. I found out from some mutual freinds that her boyfriend had come back from Korea, a darkgreen SSgt, Hmmm... she had never mentioned him. Ain't that freakin' typical???!!!

the club you are talking about i think is the cellar club on lewers street .

[richar1]

for me P.I of course Olongapo city ,Pattaya and Bangkok thailand ! i still go back every year to both. just got back from 4 months in bangkok. headed back to afghanistan to my job as a contractor and planning my next break in thailand !!!

[stealrain85]

so far for me, i would have to say Guam. just turned out to be the best one! but this yr we're suppose to be going to Thailand so we'll see

[sgthammer]

BRISBANE, AUSTRAILIA. 1974, Fox Co. 2/3, 1st Marine Brigade, aboard the U.S.S. Tulare, HQFMF didn't want to mix us with the Battalion from Okinawa so they shipped us off to Brisbane. We were the 1st U.S. Marine Unit to arrive there since WWII and Half the City met us at the docks. A 100 member Military Band played "The Marine's Hymn" (****ed off the swab jockies, They never played Anchors Away). If you were not "Adopted by a Civilian Family for 7-days, you had to be back aboard ship for Muster @ 0800 hours and you were given Liberty for another 24 hours. (The only way we could stand up was by leaning against one another). I was Smart... SHORE PATROL. Anybody got arrested, I along with my Royal M.P. "Mate" Ian "Spud" Murphy, would pick them up at the local Hoos-Cow and transport them back to the ship to get some rest before more Party Time. Spud took me and a USMC 1st Lieutenant to "Patrol" all the the Best Bars in Brisbane (we had to remove our MP armbands and pull our Dress Greens out and over our Duty Belts. A lot of the Pubs did not have bar stools just "Belly up to the Bar" put your foot up on the polished brass rail and enjoy a Pint (or Five) I don't know how many of you have had REAL Aussie Beer but it's FIVE times Stronger than anything we have. We were probably the ONLY MP's to call a cab back to the ship because non of us were sober enough to drive (the steering wheel was on the wrong side anyway, it was confusing enough Sober) OH I forgot to mention, They were so PROUD of what the UNITED STATES MARINES had done for them during WWII against the Japanese, that No One would accept our Money. A word of advice Don't ever try to Out Drink an Aussie, You will wake up in your rack back aboard ship and he will still be bellied up to the bar waiting for you to return. On our last day we had our Company Football Team (BIG MARINES) play Rugby against the 1st R.A.R.... Half of our guy's went back to Kaneohe Bay in Body Casts. Oh yeah and use your own imaginations about their Outrageous Women.... I have to carefull, My wife might read this and we were Married then too. OPERATION KANGAROO I OOOOHRAA!!

[Jim Cranshaw]

Kim Village Oki.

Right outside of Camp Hanson, second only to Hotel St, in Hawaii.

I unfortunately I got stuck in Oki for R&R. On my return to Vietnam from a Hospital stay in Guam. They gave me a 7 day layover at Camp Hansen. I spent my entire R&R plus a months advance pay in Kim Village.

The New York Bar was my favorate hang out. KaKo was my favorite B-Girl. When she asked me my name, I told her it ewas BoB'o -

Upon my return from Vietnam, 5 months later, I walked into the Ny Bar, and from across the dance floor, came a very high pitched, BOB'O.

So for me, it definately was Kim Village.

Is Mickey Mouse still there? She got in trouble in 1972.

[quangnam]

Bangkok, Thailand. And Pattaya. And Hua Hinn. And Chang Mai.

[CPL GG]

For me this is very easy. I was stationed in the Philippines..........do I really have to say anything else, LOL!

[SBYates]

Sigonella, Sicily

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[Hightower40k]

Pattaya Beach Thailand was awesome, but so was Fremantle Australia!!

[sgthammer]

When I was in the Philippines (Subic Bay 1974) , we had "Cindarella Liberty" either in someones home or back on the Ship by 2400 hours, or you became target practice for the National Police. I never really got use to Balutes or San Migel Beer. L8R.

[silverdollar]

Honolulu in the early 50`s.

[Old Marine]

Kobe, Japan. R&R from Korea 1954.

[William Raybold]

Subic Bay, P.I. 1964

[chulaivet1966]

Hmm...let me think.....

Oh, my favorite happens to be the ONLY liberty port I experienced.
Subic Bay / Alongapo February 1966
A place where I lost something that was NOT very dear to me. :)

Then we were off to SE Asia for our 13 month picnic.

Carry on....

[Old Marine]

Just before the gate they had the Brig. When you passed it you could hear the prisoners hollering and the rubber hoses. You always knew better than to f--k up while in Kobe.

[kbay0351]

Best was any club in Pattaya Beach, Thailand (Cobra Gold '94), played a lot of Connect 4 at the outdoor tiki bars, a beer was 24 baht, two kinds of beer, green or brown bottle.

Second was Kinville on Okinawa, liked club East Coast Rock best, drink beer and watch heavy metal videos, then on to the Blue Moon (wink)!

Also loved several clubs in Waikiki...the Wave, Pink Cadillac, Moose Mcgillacudy's, Duke's. Ah, good times...priceless memories for a young Marine.

[jrohr]

Osan, Korea.

[AlabamaRon]

I hit Osan in 1977. Had a fantastic time.

[AlabamaRon]

Honolulu in the 70's was great also.

[richar1]

I would definately have to say PI. We owned the Mariposa Bar on Magsaysay Blvd. From the Sierra Club Rock Bar to the R and B, Hip Hop bar the Florida Club. Grande Island drinking Margarita's in the middle of Subic Bay sitting in the crystal clear water. The bar was so close you didn't have to get up for your drinks. Green Beach Zambales PI. Mama De Bablyeon,the smart, funny, incredibly generous Mayor who treated the Marines on op there like her own family. While on a small operation for CSSD-32 in support of 1/9 put us on the beach for about a week. We floated from Okinawa to Subic on the USS St. Louis and that was the very first time I disembarked from a ship to a Mike Boat, over the side using a net was awesome! A coordinated WWII style beach landing (1st wave). We set up a perimeter and that's how we met Mama De Bablyeon. She cooked lumpia, adobo and succulent shrimp plus evey cold beverage you ould think of. Kids everywhere, even kids that looked suspiciously caucasian were out playing at he beach and jungle. I asked Mama if there were Americans living here and she said no.....Why? Because I said he kid over there has blond hair and blue eyes. She replied Ohhhh, that is American Souvenir. I couldn't help but laugh since I am pretty sure I knew what she meant. So back to the op, one of my radio guys was about to celebrate his birthday and I had an idea. I spoke with Mama and asked he if she could help me for a surprise birthday party. For six cases of MRE's she would roast a pig, unlimited Lumpia, shrimp, fried rice and cold drinks. As an unknown added surprise, even to me was the after dusk hum of the banka boat motor filled with a little adult fun. Needless to say this week long op was not to boring after all. The party went off without a hitch and it will be one of the most memorable times in my short career. Does anybody remember the Nippa Hut near Angeles? Even though I still have a fog in my head about this amazingly unreal party palace. There was no rank at this place. I was sitting with a group of Airforce Full Birds and their wives (no BS), drinking some concoction that was served in these huge bamboo cups with the clubs logo all over the outside. This drink was powerful. The show went on for a couple of hours with dozens of hot little filipina's putting on an array of different skits and prowness of the......Well you know. This is really hard trying to keep this thing PG. Regardless, this was an an amazing show cappe off with a volunteer from the audience. Does anybody remember the Nippa Hut? Since we were in PI for six months, many of the guys had g/f's which they had to pay a relationship fee for a day, night, week or month and these girls were your honest and faithful g/f's until you left or you dumped em. So many more stories i could tell you about this adult playland. maybe next time I will tell you the story of Bon Jovi taking care of the troops while on a layover at Clark airbase in Angeles. The Vampire Club. :iwo:
yes been to the Nipa hut back in 84 flew from oki on space-A . the show was great !

[Gemoore2]

Guam, Dubai, and Australia

[Jim Cranshaw]

gemntx, I was there in 1971, on a 3 day relaxation tour, that cost $18.00. I made one day there, before I was ushered back to the ship, USS Guam LPH9. There were some beautiful women there from all over Europe. I was with two Sisters from Scotland, before I had to leave. To many Rum and Cokes.