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Zumwalt Will Return the Honor for Late Marine Who Escorted Remains
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| Aug 18, 2016
| James Zumwalt
Posted on 08/19/2016 9:36:19 AM PDT by Freeport
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To: Gaffer
I remember it well, ratbastards even had cold beer machines in their shore billets.
As a Marine the only thing I ever gave the Navy credit for was the ride to a new duty station and their mess halls.
OOPS sorry, my bad.Their DINING HALLS.
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08/19/2016 2:04:07 PM PDT
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5th MEB
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To: Freeport
I spent several years in the Naval Reserve before joining Air Force ROTC at college (couldn't pass the NROTC eye exam). I spent most of my "Navy dressed"time in dungarees, chambray shirt, and white hat. I did have both the dark and the white uniforms, but rarely had the chance to wear them.
To: 5th MEB
The only time I ever saw a beer machine in a transit barrack was at the Navy base in Keflavik, Iceland. I was there to help test out and assess the tropo link from there to the eastern HOFN site about 600 miles away where there was radar site to monitor Russian Bears coming in through the Bering sea (IIRC).
My team lost the toss and had to go to HOFN for two months. Our opposite team got to stay in HOFN with all the pretty Waves. :0)
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08/20/2016 5:24:15 AM PDT
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Gaffer
To: Gaffer
I meant the other team got to stay in Kef with all the pretty waves. Only thing at HOFN were drunk lonely guys. :0(
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08/20/2016 5:25:47 AM PDT
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Gaffer
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