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"I schooled aboard the USS Recruit 1964 company 036, I got a chance to see the USS Recruit Oct. 2010 it is a memorial now. People in San Diego on bikes and walking thanked me for being in the Navy. Where the Training center was it is very relaxing…"
"The last time I was in Gulf port was two weeks training duty, February 1973. with MCB 23, I know the base has probably changed a lot since then. "
"I'll say the time has went fast, I was 70 in December, I never thought I would get to be this age. A week goes like a day for me.
Bernie, we did have some good times, it's hard to remember all of the stuff we did, so much has happened over the years."
Bernie, we did have some good times, it's hard to remember all of the stuff we did, so much has happened over the years."
"Welcome aboard Bernie,
It is hard to get away from the Navy even if we have been out of the Navy 45 years.
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It is hard to get away from the Navy even if we have been out of the Navy 45 years.
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"The USS Recruit was easy recognized, and some of the building it a shame to see our bases disappear. "
"I attended MR (A) school at NTC San Diego, I was really surprised this past year when I visted San Diego after being away from San Diego for 47 years. The city of San Diego now owns where the train center use to be."
"I worked aboard the YR-70 1966 -1967, a lot work was done aboard the YR-70 with the bunch of guys I served with. "
"The APL where not very pleasant to live on. I arrived June10th 1966 ,after being at Ten Shaw for severel days the group I was with stayed on one of the three APL's for about two weeks, that was enough for me. The rest of my year I sleep and lived…"
"The YR-70 had to be towed in order to move any where the only power was the generator that powered the lights and machine shop, engine repair, electric shop and the weld shop. All of the repair crew that worked nights sleep on the top compartment,…"
"The YR-70 was tied up close to the YD-23 floating dry dock right below Camp Ten Shaw.While I was stationed there a large building was built that housed the new machine shop and engine repair shop. I never got a chance to work in it. The civilian…"
"I just came aboard, I see that only four sailors onboard the Maryland Navy vet site, probably because not enought men know about site. I just happen acrossed this site. I live in the Cumberland, MD area."
"Merry Christmas Jerry"
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Location
Cumberland, MD
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Where were you or your family stationed?
NTC San Diego, CA, USS Midway CVA 41, Naval Support Activity Da Nang, Vietnam, USS Hector AR 7
Veteran of Foreign War
Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
January 6, 1964
End date of your service
January 6, 1968
Comments
Where did the time go, Sure had some good times
walt were was the yr-70 ties up i remember the apl-5,apl-27,and the apl-30
i know the apl were not nice places i was ship company and had better living condition the personnel that worked other place live on board like hatch teams which came and went different times of the day
i was at camp ten shau when first got to nam in sept of 66 for a month then apl-30 the rest of the year