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kentmitchell
12-23-07, 11:02 AM
They have air conditioning at Parris Island nowadays.
Below is 81 mortars platoon, Weapons 2-9 at Camp Bishagawa on Okinawa in 1958. All of us were stuffed into that quonset hut.

http://picasaweb.google.com/kentm0300/Okinawa195758WeaponsCompany2ndBattalion9thMarines/photo#5096761168429458850
kentmitchell
12-23-07, 11:03 AM
Oh, well. I tried to insert an image but failed again. ****!

Check it out: http://picasaweb.google.com/kentm0300/Okinawa195758WeaponsCompany2ndBattalion9thMarines/photo#5096761168429458850
yellowwing
12-23-07, 11:10 AM
The whole series looks great! Alas, the fine art of spit polishing is going away.
Finger
12-23-07, 12:46 PM
Yeah, and the NCO area was seperated by a hanging curtain with Cpl/Sgt chevrons sewed on it. Yep, the old days.