We gathered in one of the staff cabins closest to the mess hall. They had electrical outlets and we could run a cord up to the cabin. The TV was on a table in the middle of the cabin. The rabbit ears did not work...we were pretty distant from the transmitter. Someone pulled out the antenna and replaced it with a coat hanger and we got enough reception so that we could seen the grainy pictures of the moon landing. There was about 10 or 12 of us watching. I think the oldest persons there were 21 or 22. (I was 17.) I do not recall if there was shouting. I don't think there was. It was kind of "Damn! We just landed on the moon!"
Fish. We used stale cheese and lures. Perch, bass, and pike.
This was probably just about the best time of my life.
I was in United States Marine Corps. Boot Camp - MCRD - San Diego - rifle range - when we landed on the moon July 20 1969.
The Drill Instructor rousts us out of our racks @ zero dark thirty and, in skivvies and flop-flops, had us form up on the basketball court\grindr.
We had to salute the the officers on moon and wave to them.
Never underestimate the devious ingenuity of a Marine Drill Instructor.