Please add my boot camp photo to your collection. I’m the last Private on the right in the top row.
The excitement for us was the Cuban Missile Crisis. They actually played radio news reports in the mess hall. The Drill instructors told us we’d skip ITR and be fam firing our weapons from the fan tale of a ship on our way south. It was resolved before we left though, and we went to ITR right on time. From there, I reported to the 2nd Amtrak Battalion at Courthouse Bay, Camp Lejeune.
One of our Drill Instructors, Sgt. Nicolopous made meritorious E-6 after I left and was later commissioned. A truly outstanding Marine.
Best regards,
Edwin Dassori 1997889