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  Louis E. Washington July 8, 2010 at 12:49pm

  I remember getting off base for a performance only one time. That was a Navy League dinner. It was a pretty large gathering, I seem to remember Alan Shepard was attending the dinner as a special guest. We sang the Armed Forces Medley which closed with Anchors Aweigh, Naturally, the place went nuts when we got to that part.
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  Thomas E. Waden June 16, 2010 at 11:00am

  Our Company number was 4007. We also made several tapes of the National Anthem and the Navy Hymn that I can swear that I have heard myself in when TV stations used them to go off the air in the old days of TV. One of our favorite eating spots in San Diego was at SEVEN SEAS in La Jolla. At one point in time the musicians union in San Diego got jealous of us singing in the eating establishments around town. We really couldn't help it. When they asked us to sing, we would always do so. Most of the time we would get our meals comped for doing so.......
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  Steven Strehle June 16, 2010 at 10:56am

  Will check after getting done with class today. Yes, still going to school.
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  Bob Johnson June 16, 2010 at 10:54am

  Like Thomas I got to graduate several times. Sang in so many Chapel services i knew more songs for Catholic mass than I did protestant which educated this ole Texas Baptist boy. Got to Sing at graduation for Co 573 that I started with.
  Steven, if you check the blog link I posted on Glynco you will find several photos of the old Blimp hangers there.
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  Steven Strehle June 16, 2010 at 10:49am

  Who can forget singing for the attending parents, etc, before graduation. As far as marching, no one could touch us! My dad still has a movie (super 8) of my final graduation.
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  Thomas E. Waden June 16, 2010 at 10:41am

  Those months in the BJC were priceless. We were very fortunate to have liberty every weekend. We sang all over the San Diego area. One of the highlights of my time with the BJC was doing the National Anthem at a Charger football game. I like to tell my grandkids that I graduated from boot camp on 10 different occassions. My very first graduation exercise was the first week that I was a member. One of the guys scheduled to march got sick and I was selected to take his place. The rest as they say is history.....
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  Steven Strehle June 16, 2010 at 10:34am

  I believe it was the first week of January. I can only remember by events...... I remember over Christmas our company commander brought in a television for us to watch, but that was Co. 756. Best guess, January. I believe somewhere in the archives (an old trunk) is my certificate from being a member.
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  Thomas E. Waden June 16, 2010 at 10:28am

  Steven,
  When exactly did you become a member of the Blue Jacket Choir. I was there from October, 1969 thru December , 1969. After boot I attended RM "A" School in San Diego.
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  Steven Strehle June 16, 2010 at 10:24am

  Yes, AC/A in 1970. I arrived right around 1 March, or so. Then there was the time at Special Services, then AC/A School in the old blimp hanger (hole in the roof).
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  Bob Johnson June 16, 2010 at 9:15am

  Steven, You were at AC-A in 70? I came back to Glynco in May 70' for GCA. we may have overlaped. I have a Glynco command set up on Navy vets but you are the first that might have an interest.