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"Sorry James F. benson, but we are talking about RTC in San Diego."
"I was in G'Lakes 11/56 & graduated 01/'57 company 640,Camp Moffett CSC Roach pushed us thru .
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"Ha! Got both you boots beat! ;-) Started RTC in 11/56, graduated 2/57, Co 554 BM1 Conselyea was the RCPO and a damn good one! Will never forget Rosecrans and riding the bus back and forth to downtown. What memories!"
"I rarely go on line and today I happened to view your comment and I am very appreciative of your condolences. During Vietnam, I was one of the "Spooks" on the Okie City and other vessels in the East China Sea."
"I didn't know there was such a thing as "HA". When I graduated from Hospital Corpsman School in San Diego, we were HNs or 3 stripes and a cadeuces. "
"I would like any GTMO insignias or artifacts for posterity. My family and I really enjoyed our 18 month stay at GTMO and am in the process of writing my memoirs to leave to my children, Grandchildren and Greatgrandchildren. Thanks to you all"
"Glad to hear from a shipmate. Thank you for your service. My nephew was also at GTMO for a shakedown cruise on a DD later in 1966 and we were able to get together. Anyway, I guess I missed all the excitement you all went through and we caught the…"
"Hi Randolfo, I was down there at beautiful GITMO.in September of '62 for six weeks shake-down cruise,and finally completed the cruise,and was relieved by another destroyer squadron,and proceeded to Norfolk,our home port.We made it all the way north…"
"I was stationed at Crane Hill with the Naval Security Group while at Gtmo in 1965 to 1967 and lived in the Bay Hill Barracks for 6 months until my family was able to come to Gtmo. I remember the Khaki shorts uniform and visiting the Barrell Club.…"
"Congrats to you for your long married life. I believe that I also would still be with my beloved wife had she not passed on with breast cancer in 1991. We would have had our 30th year together. I didn't mention that after my discharge in October…"
"I graduated from HM 'A' School at the old "Grey Ghost" in Balboa, San Diego around March 1959 and my first duty station after graduation was at the Naval Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas as an HA. After subsequent assignments on Ward Duty I was…"
"Wow Randal! I thought they built the rtc around me in 1960. All kidding aside, good memory and memories are appreciated."
"WOW! That is truly awesome! My spouse also attended Miller HS and graduated in 1959. Her last name at that time was 'Salinas' and she had an older brother Joe Dan Salinas who also attended Miller. Also, all of her younger siblings graduated from…"
"Sorry, but I rarely knew anyone from the NAS or other commands. I was stationed at the OLD Navy Hospital (1959-1962 on the other side of the base. I married a native Corpus girl in 1991."
I was stationed at GTMO in the early sixties and served with the Naval Security Group up on the HILL. NOTE:The following info has been declassified after 20 years. I was at first a Manual Morse Intercept Operator (CTR) intercepting the Cuban…
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I am real sorry to here about your wife me and mine were very dad but you were good in your military carreer I hope all is well with you now god bless
October of 63 I was in 5th grade! The 1st barracks I was in when I got there in 72 was at least a vintage Korean War era barracks that was in the vicinity of the school building. Once we were assigned to a company we were moved to one of the "H" shaped barracks that were made of of 4 man cubicles. The hospital was painted pink - they built a new hospital back in the 80s and Corps School is now on an Army base in Texas. I can see the need for consolidation to controll spending, but, for people like us it is lost memories. Just like RTC is gone, everyone thought that RTC San Diego would survive, instead they kept G Lakes - because it is in the middle of the country.
Randoifo I guss its a small world my wife maden name was Charlotte Hillman and had a sister out of miller one year older name Virginia we had our wedding reception at the U,S.O down town. here are both married after 50 years
that true I never got over at that pa rt of the base I also married a local girl right out of Miller high school got married in 1960
Welcome aboard!
welcome Randolfo I was station at Corpus Christi in 1959-61 worked at the boat house