We were stationed in Brindisi (San Vito) in 1966-67..I was supposed to be medevac’d to Tripoli two weeks before the baby was due....He arrived early and I had the pleasure of going to Casale and being delivered by a midwife...
Too bad you missed out on a North Africa holiday, too. Casale might not have been as up-to-date as Wheelus, but apparently it all turned out OK. I was at San Vito from 9/62 to 12/63. We saved up our money and got to Naples every couple of months. Otherwise, it was hanging out at the sidewalk cafes and trying to meet tourist girls at the Stazione Marittima, on their way to the Greek Isles.