[AlaskaErik]

I arrived at MCRD San Diego on Feb 2, 1973. It was an experience that definitely changed my life...for the better. Although my Marine Corps career ended after six years, the impact has lasted a lifetime. As an aside, yesterday my crew had the honor of transporting Marine General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Bagram Air Base to FOB Salerno and then on to Kabul. The General was an extremely outgoing man. We got a crew photo with him and we all got his coin. And as we used to say back in my Marine Corps days, Semper Fi, I said to the General and he gave me back a Urah.

[freema]

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