About two years ago I received a phone call from Jim Kozelouzek, my bunk mate at Parris Island. We were in platoon 321, January 13, 1966. We had neither met nor spoken since graduation. I had orders for FMF WestPac, ground forces and he went to weather school in NJ. After ITR and language school I went to HQ Co, 1st Marines in August 1966. Jim arrived later and deployed from DaNang to Dong Ha.
On October 8th we met in Las Vegas. When we went to McDonald's for coffee astoundingly the bill came to $3.21. How weird is that. We talked for hours about how Vietnam has shaped our lives, the good and the bad. Fortunately, I do not suffer (at least I don't think I do, my wife might differ) from PTSD, but Jim has struggled with it. We are planning a mission to the Vietnam Wall, possibly next Spring. I attached two photos.
Semper Fi,
J Kanavy 0311/0231