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To: Iron Munro

It sure is! Taken on December 11, 1977, my one day of Base Liberty.


75 posted on 11/09/2007 9:22:55 PM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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To: RaceBannon
Thanks for the memories.

Some things you never forget - they are just burned indelibly in your mind.

I went through Yemassee in '59.

We were herded up to the barracks, stripped the bunks down and moved them outside.
Then we learned what a field day is.
We field dayed the floor with buckets of sand and water on hands and knees with bare hands for scrub brushes.
Then squeegied the floor dry with our hands, brought the bunks back in and reassembled them.

We were then stood at attention in front until the bus for P.I. arrived.
I never saw Yemassee again but remember every detail vividly to this day.

Here are a couple of interesting articles about the old Yemassee barracks.
The town was/is trying to restore it:

http://www.hiltonhead-sc.net/hiltonheadattractions/yemassee.php

http://ebooks.ebookmall.com/title/yemassee-station-bennett-ebooks.htm

http://www.boston.com/travel/getaways/us_south/articles/2005/06/15/once_swimming_with_marine_life_sleepy_sc_town_tries_to_revitalize/

Semper Fi Mac!

82 posted on 11/10/2007 12:56:17 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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