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Platoon 2028 Foxtrot Co
MCRD Parris Island SC
Senior DI Ssgt Perry
Heavy Sgt Bosshart
DI Sgt Gridly
DI Sgt Jacobs

I find it amazing that I can remember that after all these years and yet can't seem to remember what I did yesterday. Getting old sucks ass.
 
Yep, that's him !!! He was buddies with my drill, Sgt Reese.They used to team up during the pit sessions, " island hopping ".
 
Jacobs was about 5' 11" and kind of stocky. He was also a bit of a shit bird. I'm pretty sure that he got booted after we graduated.
 
Nah, must be some other guy. The Drill I'm thinking of was taller and had his stuff together. We did have one of our Drills fired in second phase; he was a real piece of work, I have no clue how he passed the schoolhouse !
 
Platoon 3020 PI Christmas of 91. USMC stood for U Suckers Missed Christmas.
DLI from 92-93
Goodfellow 93-93
FMF Camp Lejeune 93-96
2675 Russian Linguist
 
MadMardigan said:
My dad:
India 3/9 1966-1967
Wounded out Purple Heart with 1 star at Con Thien
Mortar Round hit behind his fox hole and put shrapnel in his head and back.

Worst operation:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Buffalo_(1967)

MoH:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Bobo

When I went to his reunion this past year, and his Sgt was talking about Lt Bobo, the room was filled of war hardened Marines crying.
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Bobo shoved his half blown off leg into the dirt and used a machine gun to hold off the NVA to save my dad others that day.
 
Plt 1025
Jan-Apr 2003
I can't remember all my drill instructors but Ssgt Pace was special. We grew up in the same city in FL and actually had a couple mutual friends.
 
MCRD Parris Island
Second Battalion
Platoon 2088
Echo Company
SDI Sgt Simmons
DI Sgt Febles
DI Sgt Wooten
DI Sgt Robertson
July-October 1997

If any of you ever saw a TV show called "Celebrity Fit Club" on VH1, the fitness instructor was a guy named Harvey Walden III, when he was a Staff Sgt, he was my Series Gunny, he was and still is a MONSTER, hell of a nice guy and a hell of a Marine. I will never forget him.
 
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spittinfire said:
xtp308;n20656 said:
Spittinfire, what year were you at PI ?
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Summer of 2005. May through August.
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I was across the river at the Air Station then, as much as I went to the Island on weekends I probably saw you......
 
!st Bn, Alpha Co.
Plt 1011
MCRD San Diego
Jan 1977 - Apr 1977
Senior DI SSgt Bunker
DI SSgt Deul
DI SSgt Martinez
DI Sgt Craddock

Ah yes Boot Camp, an experience that nobody who ever graduated never forgets, I find it amazing that I can still picture MCRD in my mind the way it was when I was there.
 
We buried the wife of the oldest Marine in my county on Friday. 73 years together after "courting" 49 days before WWII. I need to get over to see him once I get over this crud. He's right across the street.
 
I just replied under the prayer section. Please give him a "Semper Fi" from me. I know it may sound ridiculous to some, but it has great meaning to us. Marines are reminded that they are never alone when they hear that, and I think he might could use that right about now.
Thanks !
 
MCRD San Diego
1st BN, A Co.
Plt 1011
January 1977
Senior DI SSgt Bunker
DI SSgt Duel
DI Sgt Craddock
and a Pick up DI SSgt Martinez
 
Plt 335
Parris Island, SC
Jun 1965-July 1965
SSgt. Bramlett - SDI
Sgt. Choquette
Sgt. Greenberg
plus 2 others I can't remember now.

then...

Plt 203
Parris Island, SC
Dec 1965 - Feb 1966
Sgt. Cox - SDI
Sgt. L.D. Hughes
Sgt. W.W. Schaffer

Yes...... I went through the Island TWICE. I like to do fun things twice.
 
Platoon 2079 - Aug-Nov 1979 - Parris Island
SSgt McCoy, SSgt Hall, Sgt Hunt, Sgt Gross
(I'd still run Sgt Hunt down with a car, given the opportunity.)
DLI 1980-81
Goodfellow Jan-May 1981
2671 - Arab Linguist / Persian-Farsi Linguist
2629 - Analyst/Reporter
2649 - Cryptanalyst
Retired 2002
 
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BudE said:
Plt 306 Jan 60-May60
SDI: SSgt Menton
Sgt Mangum
Sgt Murphy
Last to live in Quonset huts and first to live in new barracks. I preferred the Quonset huts.
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I would normally call this "Old Corps", but there's two guys in my Marine Corps League detachment -
one fought through Guadalcanal and the other survived the Iwo Jima battle.
Now THAT is "OLD CORPS"!
 
SSgt75 said:
I would normally call this "Old Corps", but there's two guys in my Marine Corps League detachment -
one fought through Guadalcanal and the other survived the Iwo Jima battle.
Now THAT is "OLD CORPS"!
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When I was in there were an awful lot of guys in that were in WW II. I really thought they were old then. Lots and lots of Korea guys. During the short time I lived in J-ville I lived next door to Jonsey, Chesty Puller's driver. I heard lots and lots of sea stories.
 
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