"I noticed that you registered me as a friend Vickie and we're 1000 miles away but with this technology we're only next door.I got a3rd. class BM3 and I was just 19 yrs. old.Just a babe but full of piss and vinegar.I'm pure southern from…"
"HiLindsey,you may have been on my ship in 74 as we had 350 marines on my ship the uss fort fisher lsd40 on a westpac cruise.we went to okinawa,subic,&sidney for amphib ops.were you with the marines your whole career?thanks for listening"
In 74 I was with the 11th Marines and we did 3 days on the San Bernadino - doing a landing exercise off the vacation coast of Camp Pendleton. For at least three days I was a "flat bottom sailor." I remember at night they would put a sheet up in the breeze way and show a movie! The ships crew got to watch a movie inside out of the wind!
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In 74 I was with the 11th Marines and we did 3 days on the San Bernadino - doing a landing exercise off the vacation coast of Camp Pendleton. For at least three days I was a "flat bottom sailor." I remember at night they would put a sheet up in the breeze way and show a movie! The ships crew got to watch a movie inside out of the wind!
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