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Glen333
07-19-07, 09:42 PM
I am looking for anyone who may have served with my husband. His ex-wife stole almost everything he had from the marines. Yearbook, ring, most of his photos.... everything except his dd 214 and 2 pictures. I would really love to find someone who went to boot camp with him. He suffered a cardiac arrest in April of this year. He died and was brought back to life. He has went through SOOOO much while he's trying to recover. I just want to find something to bring back some of his good memories (he loved boot camp.) Maybe it'll help him with his recovery. I dunno - just trying anything I can.
He was at Parris Island April 1973 - July 1973. He was in Platoon 333. That is about all I know without asking him - and I'd like it to be a surprise if I find someone. Thanks for all your help....
Laura
jarheadwaldo
07-22-07, 05:05 PM
I am looking for anyone who may have served with my husband. His ex-wife stole almost everything he had from the marines. Yearbook, ring, most of his photos.... everything except his dd 214 and 2 pictures. I would really love to find someone who went to boot camp with him. He suffered a cardiac arrest in April of this year. He died and was brought back to life. He has went through SOOOO much while he's trying to recover. I just want to find something to bring back some of his good memories (he loved boot camp.) Maybe it'll help him with his recovery. I dunno - just trying anything I can.
He was at Parris Island April 1973 - July 1973. He was in Platoon 333. That is about all I know without asking him - and I'd like it to be a surprise if I find someone. Thanks for all your help....
Laura
sorry to hear about your husband's health issues. regarding the platoon book, etc., i suggest doing a routine search on ebay. i graduated in platoon 344, 16 sept 74, and i'm looking for my platoon book too. go to ebay and type "parris island" in the search field. you'll get several items including a few platoon books for sale. you can also try "marine yearbook" and other combinations. i'll keep an eye out for platoon 333. if you see platoon 344 please give me an ooh rah.
semper fi!
waldo
For some reason I am having trouble inserting the web address in this post and the above.
Its together we served just do the www. thing and type in **************** and do the .com thing
Its the first time I couldn't type in a web address?
sparkie
07-22-07, 05:24 PM
Would be good if you could post the name of one of his units, Another good chance of finding someone.
GySgtRet
07-22-07, 06:21 PM
Ma'am, sorry to hear about your husband's illness. He is a Marine and with hope and prayers will recover. When I saw your post I was hoping that I could help but, he was a couple of series ahead of me. The link to mcrdpi is www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil/ (http://www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil/). I think there are links at the site to help you. There is a museum and what is called MCSS. When I visited PI lastweek I was told about MCSS that can get platoon books or atleast platoon pictures for $9.95, sorry I don't have the address.
Good luck in your search.
Tell your husband Semper Fi from a Gunny 3rd RTBn, "I" Company Platoon 3395.
Gunny, was your trip last the the first since bootcamp or have you been back prior? We went in June and are going back for a graduation in Aug.
GySgtRet
07-22-07, 08:34 PM
I went there last year also but I didn't spend as much time as I did this time. I wanted to stay longer but we needed to get back to Murrle's Inlet it was a three hour drive and ya know what PI is a HOT damn place...!!! I had been back once in 93. I still don't know my way around at PI very well. You know the story the bald head in front of you. I do remeber how to get back to third battalion, the rifle range and I have no idea how I knew this? The subliminal messages form the DIs still haunt us? There has been quite a bit of work done to the old place it almost looks livable now. I sure do wish I could have helped this Marine out some how.
Semper Fi
Gunny, that thing you said about not knowing how you knew the way to 3rd Battalion is EXACTLY what I experienced. The very first place we stopped was 3rd battalion and I have no idea or why I pulled in there. In fact we were there almost 29 years to the day, from when I first stepped foot there.
GySgtRet
07-23-07, 05:05 PM
It is something about PI that never leaves you. I have spoken with other Marines they are the same way???? I hope this young lady gets her answer I haven't seen her back on since she posted???
Semper Fi
Glen333
07-23-07, 06:25 PM
Wow... Thank you everyone. I had no idea people would reply so quickly, so I didn't bother checking back until now. I really appreciate everything. GySgt E B Reagle, I will go now and try that link. My husband said to tell you, "Keeping it Always Faithful here at home." He also wants to know if you knew a Senior Drill Instructor named SSgt. Martens or Assistant Drill Instructors Sgt Beaver, Sgt Ingram, Sgt Mawherter, or Sgt. Vaught.
Glen333
07-23-07, 06:28 PM
By the way... if it helps any... his name is Glen Walden.
He wants to know where your duty stations were.
As far as his units he said Camp Pendelton Infantry School
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station in Hawaii
and of Course Boot Camp was Parris Island.
My husband is the only Marine I've ever talked to that says he LOVED boot camp.
Last sentence...spoken like a true Marine...I love it.
sparkie
07-23-07, 06:38 PM
He will never be alone or lost on this website. Of course we responded. We never leave a Marine behind. Brothers mean much to us.
By the way, we all loved boot, It made us Marines. Semper Fi Bro.
Glen333
07-23-07, 06:42 PM
Jarheadwaldo,
My husband was called by the same name for a long while because of his last name being Walden - just wanted to share that with you. And I will keep an eye out for the one you're looking for. I've seen a few that were from the same time period of your boot camp, but I will start looking for your platoon number also. Thanks again - I appreciate everything from all of you
Glen333
07-23-07, 06:55 PM
Thanks Sparkie - it means a lot.
sparkie
07-23-07, 06:57 PM
ooh-ra girl, take care of your Marine.
Glen333
07-23-07, 07:01 PM
I'm doing it the best I can. It's more than I've ever even tried to do in my entire 29 years. I never could have dreamed of something like this happening, but God has been good to us and gotten us through so much. My husband's a marine.... he was willing to give his life to protect our country... I promise you I'll do all I can to save his too.
GySgtRet
07-23-07, 07:13 PM
None of those Drill Instructors sounds familiar with me. Different companies I suspect? As far as loving bootcamp. I needed the snot kicked out of me and my wise aZZ ways too. First pugle stick fight whack across the head he didn't knock me out but he did daze me. Then we were rematched and I jst well, got the last shot in. Damn straight.
Laura, please keep us up to date alot of Marines are looking for Marines too.
Semper Fi and keep up the good work Laura...!!!
:flag: :usmc:
sparkie
07-23-07, 07:14 PM
Couldn't ever ask for more. I"ve had a Fantastic wife for 36 years. Stay with your prayers, and we will too.
Glen333
07-23-07, 07:55 PM
His Series Gunny Sgt was Gunny Sgt Richardson, and his series commander was Lt Dieterly. My husband was one of 'em that was excellent with the pugle stick. (But I'm sure he got smacked quite a few times too) I found a page that had a lot of people looking for marines.... it was called Semper Fi Lost Buddies... If there's anyone who has never heard of that one - I'd be happy to share the address. It's now time for this one to go Night-Night - but thanks for all the help - Hope to talk to you all again.
Sgt Jim
07-23-07, 08:24 PM
You and Your Marine are in our prayers
jarheadwaldo
07-23-07, 10:09 PM
Jarheadwaldo,
My husband was called by the same name for a long while because of his last name being Walden - just wanted to share that with you. And I will keep an eye out for the one you're looking for. I've seen a few that were from the same time period of your boot camp, but I will start looking for your platoon number also. Thanks again - I appreciate everything from all of you
thanks. my older brother went through parris island a year before i did. he too was in 3rd battalion and began training in june 1973. he could have seen your husband in the mess hall. i went through parris island a year later (june '74) and as mentioned was in platoon 344. but are you ready for this? i had the same senior drill instructor as my older brother. i caught a rash of crap because of that. senior d.i. (photo below) was ssgt faulkner. assistant drill instructors were ssgt hoffman and sgt ryan.
waldo
http://walterdurant.homestead.com/files/faulkner_me.jpg
********************* is a good research source.
Gunny, that thing you said about not knowing how you knew the way to 3rd Battalion is EXACTLY what I experienced. The very first place we stopped was 3rd battalion and I have no idea or why I pulled in there. In fact we were there almost 29 years to the day, from when I first stepped foot there.
If you have been here, you know my name, my name is Parris Island. I was officially started in 1915 and I have seen recruits come and go by the thousands. If you were here when you got here by ferry boat, then you are truly old Corps. All recruits see my main gate only twice, once on the way in and once on the way out. Mostly you come by bus in the middle of the night. Tall, short, fat, skinny, black and white, long hair, short hair. You come through my main gate, some laughing, some scared, mostly you act like teenagers, mostly you are teen agers. You each come here for your own reasons, but most come to test themselves. Most need a direction in their lives. As you pass through my main gate your lives will change from that point on. I hope to see you leave as Marines, but you will not all leave together as Marines. Some will leave by themselves, not Marines. They did not make the goal, my heart goes out to them, but not everyone can be a Marine. But today my heart is full of pride for the next graduation of recruits, now MARINES, is leaving my front gate, teenagers no more, but young men and women with a history to live up too. 13 weeks and just look at the change. You know this is a happy day for me, but my best days are yet to come. That's when these Marines come back to see me 20, 30, 40 years from now. Oh yeah, a lot of the old ones come back to see me, they have not forgotten Old Parris Island and I have not forgotten them. Marines and I have this bond, it's in our blood, it's PRIDE, it is where it all started
for both of us. My sad days are the ones for those that can't come back to see me, those that were killed in WW 1, WW 11, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut and all the little actions around the world. Hey, I've got to go. Have a bus load coming in tonight and one leaving in the morning...SEMPER FI !!!
Y'all come back and see me now, ya hear???
:flag: I just found this website a month or so back. Now I read it daily and I feel like I know everyone of you even though I don't know any of you. God, it's good to be among friends again!
Semper Fi!!!
Good to see you wader. That's always been the thing about Marines...when you find one, you're with family.
Semper Fi
:iwo:
Wade, I hear you brother. This is where I found a bootcamp series buddy from Parris Island, 1978, (Hey Top)...you might be suprised who is here.
:flag: I just found this website a month or so back. Now I read it daily and I feel like I know everyone of you even though I don't know any of you. God, it's good to be among friends again!
Semper Fi!!!
Glen333
07-30-07, 06:42 PM
I don't know if this will help any, but I got a small list of names from my husband. He doesn't remember their first names though :cry: And some of the names may not be spelled right, but here they are:
Small, McComas, Mathis, Davis, Muscovis, McPhearson, Dunlap, O'Brien, Lenard, Toleson, Thomleson, Hall, Vie, kinard, Skinner, Gilliam, and the only one He knows the first name of - Ray Tranthom.
Gilliam was from Indiana, Tranthom from Arkansas, and he thinks Hall was from Arkansas.
If anybody knows someone with this name that was in boot camp April 1973 - July 1973, then we might find a match :banana:
Thanks to everyone just for looking and trying to help, even if you don't know them, it's the thought that counts - so THANK YOU!!!!!
sparkie
07-30-07, 10:36 PM
Thomleson, I served with a fine marine by that name,,,,,, I remember he was from south Philly... Don,t remember much ,,,,,, your dates were a little bit after my time,,,, But Tolmenson I will never forget, We did time in 2/4 on Okanawa. I got out, He coulda stayed in,
vernon blue
08-28-07, 10:33 PM
sorry to hear about your husband's health issues. regarding the platoon book, etc., i suggest doing a routine search on ebay. i graduated in platoon 344, 16 sept 74, and i'm looking for my platoon book too. go to ebay and type "parris island" in the search field. you'll get several items including a few platoon books for sale. you can also try "marine yearbook" and other combinations. i'll keep an eye out for platoon 333. if you see platoon 344 please give me an ooh rah.
semper fi!
waldoHI WALDO MY NAME IS VERNON BLUE I GRADUATED FROM PLATOON 344 16 SEPT 74 AND I NEED A PLATOON BOOK TO WHAT'S UP IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME YOU MAY NOT REMMBER ME OR I YOU BUT WE ONLY GRADUATED 49 OUT 84 I THINK
vernon blue
08-28-07, 10:44 PM
:yes:
thanks. my older brother went through parris island a year before i did. he too was in 3rd battalion and began training in june 1973. he could have seen your husband in the mess hall. i went through parris island a year later (june '74) and as mentioned was in platoon 344. but are you ready for this? i had the same senior drill instructor as my older brother. i caught a rash of crap because of that. senior d.i. (photo below) was ssgt faulkner. assistant drill instructors were ssgt hoffman and sgt ryan.
waldo I REMMBER HOW SSGT,FAULKNER WOULD KICK MY BUT AND SGT RYAN HOW HE COULD MAKE US LAUGH I SEE WHO YOU ARE NOW AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOOK YOU WILL KNOW ME.
http://walterdurant.homestead.com/files/faulkner_me.jpg
jarheadwaldo
08-30-07, 07:16 AM
HI WALDO MY NAME IS VERNON BLUE I GRADUATED FROM PLATOON 344 16 SEPT 74 AND I NEED A PLATOON BOOK TO WHAT'S UP IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME YOU MAY NOT REMMBER ME OR I YOU BUT WE ONLY GRADUATED 49 OUT 84 I THINK
un-freaking-believable. i sent you an email. looking forward to catching up.
waldo