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    VMA-212 MAG 13 1957-'58-'59 Too many years...

    VMA-212 MAG 13 1957-'58-'59 Too many years ago !!!!
  2. Thread: Looking for

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    Go to Switchboard.com and submit his name. Put in...

    Go to Switchboard.com and submit his name. Put in the last location you have for him ie: Moorehead, N.C. If he's there and does not have an unlisted phone number, all his information should come up....
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    I spent almost thirty years looking for my Senior...

    I spent almost thirty years looking for my Senior D I and could not get any help from the Di School at P I or any Marine Corps source. If you have any idea of where he was from, you can go to...
  4. I was a snot nosed kid in 1955, when I was handed...

    I was a snot nosed kid in 1955, when I was handed a Springfield Garand I carried the weapon through Parris Island and on to Camp Geiger and had to turn that one in when I went to Jacksonville. I...
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    I went through P I in July, August, and...

    I went through P I in July, August, and September, 1955 !! As stated above HOT AND HUMID with sand fleas galore and dare not to kill your D I' s sand fleas. No flags in those days and all platoons...
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    I kinda' like the good old stars and stripes that...

    I kinda' like the good old stars and stripes that I fly above my beautiful Marine Corps flag. 24/7
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    I agree with That Female. K-Bay was great back in...

    I agree with That Female. K-Bay was great back in the dark ages. !957- 1959. Had no malls then, but Kailua had a few good inexpensive restaurants and a liquor store that gave us credit.
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    The local veterans groups, here, in my hometown...

    The local veterans groups, here, in my hometown have, incooperation with the city, erected a veteran's memorial park. The activity was done up properly and is a beautiful place to go and sit and...
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    Nothing more disgusting than sitting in a...

    Nothing more disgusting than sitting in a restaurant and seeing the rednecks eating with their baseball caps on !!! I guess that their mamas did not ever tell them that it ain't proper !!
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    Super site Ed !! I wish that all of the air farce...

    Super site Ed !! I wish that all of the air farce and navy people could see it !!! Semper Fidelis
  11. One of my boot camp friends spent ten years in...

    One of my boot camp friends spent ten years in the Corps and got out. Twelve days later, he was in the air farce and spent eighteen years there, retiring as a first sgt. He told me that he was asked...
  12. Thread: M14's

    by Ed Fleming
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    M-1 is the best tool ever put in the hands of a...

    M-1 is the best tool ever put in the hands of a Marine. I have owned two of them in civilian life and loved them almost as much as my wife !
  13. Thread: dog tags

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    I have one of my original issue from Parris...

    I have one of my original issue from Parris Island in 1955. My Grandson found it and was toting it around until I saw it and he does not touch it now. Its tucked away in my dresser and will go into...
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    I would go tomorrow, but they do not need any...

    I would go tomorrow, but they do not need any "Old Marines". I'm a dinasaur !! Loved every minute of it and all of my boot camp buddies, that I have reunited with, cannot understand why, with my MOS,...
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    Not my Parris Island !!! AIN'T NO MARINE GOING...

    Not my Parris Island !!! AIN'T NO MARINE GOING TO HOOHA !!!
    What would those dog faces think when they saw a USMC Drill Instructor doing his job ???
  16. I meant FJ - 4 B, but my fat fingers got in the...

    I meant FJ - 4 B, but my fat fingers got in the way !! EF
  17. Worked on FL-4B's in 1958 - 1959 and really love...

    Worked on FL-4B's in 1958 - 1959 and really love the aircraft. I do not have any parts but would gladly givr them to you if I did. The Marine Corps Museum, in Miramar has a FJ-4 B That has been...
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    Check area for Marine Corps League Detachments....

    Check area for Marine Corps League Detachments. My Detachment has an honor guard, Casket Watch, The whole nine yards. I'm sure that there are other detachments with the same services.
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    Went through P I in July -September 1955. No such...

    Went through P I in July -September 1955. No such thing as flags then and it was hot !!! Elliott's Beach appeared to be the hatching ground for sand fleas and we had several funerals as we stood in...
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    Elliots Beach in 1955 !!! Getting thumpped for...

    Elliots Beach in 1955 !!! Getting thumpped for killing the D I 's sand fleas. Standing at attention for hours while you feed the fleas that you didn't kill. Never ever kill a D I 'ssand flea. OH !...
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    I believe that he's the man for the job and he should stay in !!!
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    Go right ahead and take anything that you want....

    Go right ahead and take anything that you want. Have Mother and all your aunts send cookies, peppperni, cigarettes - all the good things in life ! This way you will learn real fast how to be a...
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    I especially liked the smells of the benjo !!

    I especially liked the smells of the benjo !!
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    They always have the highest security clearances...

    They always have the highest security clearances and get to do all the hard charging, but in reality they are nobodys and only live in a dream world. The parents also !!! If I believe everyone I talk...
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    Go for the avionics, ina hearetbeat. Not a lot...

    Go for the avionics, ina hearetbeat. Not a lot you can do with grunt training when you decide to get out ! You may be motivated by what you hear but it gets awful depressing laying out in the weather...
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