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    Remember.....

    Remember when dress shoes, gloves and frame cover visors were "Marine Brown"?

    Remember when we spit shined our dress shoes and one pair of boots?

    Remember when the dress green coat buttons were "green"?

    Remember when all male recruits were issued a "horse blaket" coat, and a green scarf?

    Remember when we had to "break down our brass" and polish it with Brasso or Dura-glit? Even Dress Blue buttons.

    Remember when we "waxed in" dress green trouser creases?

    Remember when Summer Service "A" was tropicals?

    Remember having a "liberty card"?

    Remember "breaking starch"?

    Remember having to stencile "the EGA and USMC" on the left breast utility pocket" , and stamping your name on everything you owned.

    Remember the "trigger housing group or firing mechanism", and which rifle each belongs to?

    Remember the "Five Marine Corps Packs" and what they are?

    Remember "Ham and Limas", "Beef and Rocks", "Turkey Loaf" and other C-ration delicacies?

    Remember how to make a cooker out of a B-2 can?

    Remember when every individual C-ration box had two cigarettes and a pack of matches in it?

    Remember when most marines carried a "John Wayne" on their key chain?

    Remember having a John Wayne thumb?



    Thought I'd reminisce a little and have some fun challeging your long-term memory.

    Keep this going if you find it fun.


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    Remember "Baby Blues"?

    Remember "herringbone utilities"?

    Remember the term "boondockers"?

    Remember when it was acceptable to wear your cover "cocked" to one side?

    Remember "Em-nu"? (sp. Em-new?)...and "deuce-gear"?

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    I remember none of these lol


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    I remember it all. I also was issued Khaki clothing which I never once wore. Trops were summer wear but the khaki's went bye bye shortly after I graduated boot camp...


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    Remember "vampire liberty"?

    Remember "junk on the bunk"?

    Remember "cover blocks" and "gunny dips"?

    Remember the "TL-29"

    Remember "basket leave"?

    Remember "midrats"?

    Remember "rocks and shoals"

    Remember the "beehive round for the M-79"?

    Remember "IHCA"?

    Remember "EPD" and "EMI"?

    Remember the "PRT"?

    Remember "ITR"?

    Remember "swoops"?

    Remember "cattle cars"?

    Remember "cumshaw"?

    Remember "linen survey"?

    Remember "shelter halves"?

    Remember "TH3"?

    Remember "cosmolene"?

    Remember the "Turkey Bars" on Oki in Kin Ville with their gobblers lol?

    Remember "wet downs"?

    Remember "pros and cons"?

    Remember "willy peter"?


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    GAWD, you guys are OLD!! But damned if I don't remember too much of that myself. Main thing I remember is the sense of achievement I felt when I first "mastered" a p-38! Ya gotta be hungry to make those work.


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    Sheeeeeit!!! I can open a can faster with a P-38 than an electric opener can...

    Mine is still on my key ring...


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    REMEMBER THE INFAMIOUS~(BLANKET~PARTY)???


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    Mine was on my key ring until they CONFISCATED it at the court house when I got called for jury duty. They said since it had a blade on it, it was contraband-I've carried that son of a ***** on planes for years. I started to argue with them but was swarmed with deputys, so I said screw it, I'll spend another 25 cents and get a new one. I was truly in a foul mood after that! lLuckily, no one got me on their jury. I never considered the deadly ramifications of that 1/4 inch(if that) steel blade. I could have run amok in the courthouse-opening can after innocent can and no one could have stopped me; oh! the horror! Some of these security types really chap my ass!


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    Quote Originally Posted by FISTFU68
    REMEMBER THE INFAMIOUS~(BLANKET~PARTY)???
    Like being hit by a Drill Instructor, those never happened. So, take the soap out of the sock and sit back down FF.


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    (LMFAO)~BRUDDA~D.W!!!WE DIDN'T USE BABY~SOAP!(LOL)WE USED COMBAT~BOOT'S~!!!GLAD YOU WEREN'T A CHIT~BIRD HEY???SEMPER~FIDELIS~MARINE!!!


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    Was never on the recieving end or the "honoree" of said nonexistent party!


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    Remember when the PRT consisted of:

    1. The rope climb fully loaded (rifle, helmet, field marching pack, cartridge belt with two full magazines (30 cal.), two full canteens, and a first aide kit).

    2. The 50 yd. fireman's carry (fully loaded).

    3. Ditch jump (6 ft) (fully loaded).

    4. Step-ups (80 in two min.) (fully loaded).

    5. 3 mile run (fully loaded).


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    jinelson, I've been on vampire liberty a few times. We had to when a PFC over two made $83.00 a month base pay.

    We use to say, "Give a pint and buy a fifth".


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    Quote Originally Posted by D W George
    Mine was on my key ring until they CONFISCATED it at the court house when I got called for jury duty. They said since it had a blade on it, it was contraband-I've carried that son of a ***** on planes for years. I started to argue with them but was swarmed with deputys, so I said screw it, I'll spend another 25 cents and get a new one. I was truly in a foul mood after that! lLuckily, no one got me on their jury. I never considered the deadly ramifications of that 1/4 inch(if that) steel blade. I could have run amok in the courthouse-opening can after innocent can and no one could have stopped me; oh! the horror! Some of these security types really chap my ass!
    The infamous FLA Can of Corn Incident?


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