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  Douglas James Riley October 14, 2013 at 10:31am

  Remember the little white ditty bag, Clothes stops for clothes pins, and sitting around stenciling, spit shining boondockers, and once a day (at least 1 we hoped) smoke and coke?
  Guys (me included back then) would suck down two to three cigarettes in about 10 minutes! Didn't know how many days it might be before the CC allowed another "smoke and coke". It was always a reward, and we didn't earn too many of them!
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  michael kerkes October 14, 2013 at 5:02am

  Jack cameras were a no no back then I have looked on the internet for pics frim that time but didnt have any luck things were quite differnt back then I undestand they are not allowed to kick you in the ass anymore and now have washing machines would not surprise me if they allow cameras and cell phones now back in the day we got paid in cash on the ship now they have ATM machines on the ship I was aboard the Vulcan AR5 63-65
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  Jack Washburn October 14, 2013 at 2:19am

  Yes Michael, I certainly know what you mean. It's been a long long time for both of us. I noticed "Stick" is in here, and he was stationed there in security after basic I believe. I have spoken some with him about it before but don't recall all the details of his experience in regards to my inquiry. Would like to see some photos of the base and the buildings back then. I am not sure, but I don't think they let us take many photos during basic.
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  michael kerkes October 13, 2013 at 9:56pm

  Jack glad that helps we were warned about the fire traps in 62 camp Dewey sounds framiliar but it has been 51yrs if you know what I mean I will check my copy of the keel and see if it is mentioned there
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  Jack Washburn October 13, 2013 at 9:44pm

  Oh yes, I remember a Camp Moffet now. I think you are right Michael. Thanks, and I remember those wooden barracks we were in when we first arrived. They were tinder boxes and we were told that they could catch fire very easily and would burn rapidly. We had fire watches as I recall.

  Also, I just remembered a Camp Dewey?
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  michael kerkes October 13, 2013 at 7:28pm

  It was camp porter camp barry was receiving and camp moffet was the wood baracks that we spent time in before going across the road to camp porter thats the way it was in 62 hope this helps
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  Jack Washburn October 13, 2013 at 7:15pm

  Is anyone familiar with the staff training command center at Great Lakes in 1969?

  I was a permanent service week and occupied a clerical position there (typing company command manual revisions). It was in a building with a gymnasium and there was a tunnel I went back and forth through each day between the barracks which were concrete (2-3 stories I believe), with clothes lines in a courtyard in the middle. Was it Camp Barry, Porter, or something else?

  Please anybody it's driving me nuts trying to remember...
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  Stanley Alan Garrett August 28, 2013 at 7:36pm

  Just missed Michael. I was in CO 258 in 1962.
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  michael kerkes August 28, 2013 at 5:58pm

  I am looking for anyone from company 257great
  Lakes summer 1962
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  Joshua Turner July 19, 2013 at 12:55pm

  Co 017 October 1988 through December 1988