Christmas of 1962 found a lot of us in the Iwakuni trying to see how many of the 93 bars we could have at least one drink and move on before falling on our faces at the bar. My trip to town that day was with Bob Ryan, John Cherry and one Lt Gofas. No we never made it but I know we must have had a great time as I did end up on some futan in the morning.
Colonel, Martin E. W. Oelrich, was the Commanding Officer of the Station and I think that is year Johnny Cash came to entertain us – another story.
Anyway, to all the Marines who had to spend there time away from the ones they loved and those who are doing that today, A very Merry Christmas and Semper Fi..
Robert D. Gordon
USMC 1958 – 1969