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  • S D Martin August 8, 2008 at 1:34am
    Boot camp October 65
  • William (Bill) Karr ETC(SS) July 14, 2008 at 7:18am
    Went through Boot Camp in Camp Barry may 1959.
    Got Typhoid from the shots. Sick as a dog for about a week. Was working in Chicago a couple of years ago. Made a trip to the base and visited my old barracks (brand new when I was there). It was being torn down but it was nice to see it before it was gone.
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FEB 1966 COMPANY 114 CO. Commander R.L. Peoples

Looking for anyone who was in this Company.On the day of scheduled departure R.L. Peoples said"I've got some good news and some bad news"The bad news is you are all so screwed up you get to stay and march more.The good news is you get to spend some more time with me.He was a sadistic Company Commander.I remember "were gonna have some smoking choking and cokeing.On the coke and cigarette break he would stick his thumb in some young recruitsadams apple. He never did it to someone his own…

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Started by David M. Kent
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Company 444 Sept 1963

How could I forget, Boot camp started Sept 12 1963  COMPANY 444  our graduation day was Nov 22 1963, we all know that terrible day, needless to say our festivities, pass in review and the rest were cancelled no Ceremony at all. Sad day for all. Lots of parents families and friends came for nothing.

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Started by Anthony G Fowler Sr
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IC-A School

I attended BE&E School, and IC-A School in 1969.  Lived in Snipes Castle, stood tornado watches, and I remember when they first let us keep civvies in our lockers on base.  I went to Nuke School in Mare Island (Vallejo, CA) in Jan. 1969, then S1W Prototype in Idaho in July.  Then the USS Enterprise for an all-expenses-paid trip to Vietnam.  I ended my six-year with a couple of years of new construction in Virginia (USS South Carolina, DLGN-37).  The South Carolina has already been…

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Started by Richard K. "Pete" Peterson
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