Posted on 11/08/2007 11:59:12 AM PST by Iron Munro
It’s not nice to make me cry, kelly ; )
Happy Birthday. I love you all, and couldn’t be more honored or more proud than I am to be a member of this family.
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!
Semper Fi
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