Sgt. Grit,
I am sure someone will come in with an older one but here is mine candidate.
Vince Rigoni S/Sgt 2533
1950-1954
Category: Other USMC
My Grandfather’s Liberty Cards
Here is a scan of my Grandfather's Liberty Card
He retired after 30 years as a CWO4 on 30 June 1957, I retired 38 years later on 30 Jne 1995.
I do not know when this was issued.
Thanks for a great news letter.
Semper Fi
J.E. Smith
SSgt USMC (Ret)
It is far easier to do the right thing, than to have to explain why you didn't.
My old Liberty Cards
Here's a picture of one of my old Liberty Cards from Jan. 1956.
I see it is not the oldest, but perhaps close to being there. I was T.A.D. to NAS North Island for joint exercises with 3rd M.A.W.
(See Newspaper clipping)
Not sure if it meets your criteria for Posting to Newsletter but you can place it in your archives for posterity if you wish.
Joe Miller , Cpl, 1482458, USMC
Liberty Cards of the past
Well, Sgt. Grit, we've had a couple of candidates for old liberty cards. That prompted me to dig into my strong box for mine. It was issued in 1954 at HQFMFPAC, Pearl Harbor. Anybody got an older one?
–Semper Fi,
Michael O'Connell, USMC/USMCR 1953-1961
Post Band – Parris Island 1920s
An interesting before and after. S/F Steve
Liberty Pass and more
Not only do I have a Liberty Pass, I have an MCAS Beaufort EM Club Card and an MCAS Cherry Point Out Of Bounds Pass and a MAC Boarding Pass from Da Nang to Okinawa.
Greetings from Da Nang
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Hawk Missiles
There seems to be some confusion about the intro of Hawk missles.
In April of 1959 my first permanent duty station was 29 Palms and my unit was 1st 75's AA batallion. This was a radar guided 75mm anti aircraft weapon. The problem was that in firing at a towed drone the radar would creep up the tow cable and if the operator didn't manually keep it cranked back the weapon would, eventually, fire at the tow plane.
Am-Tracs
In your letter, someone asked for pictures of Am-Tracs. So…. Here ya go!
S/Sgt Ted Dudley
The Big Bang!
Sgt. Grit,
It's funny, lately, I've been meeting Marines that served during the 80's, 90's, and 00's years and when we talk about our experiences, enlistment years, and MOS I always have a hard time explaining the 106mm Recoilles Rifle and 50cal spotting rifle. They have absolutely no idea what this fine weapon was all about and how much fun it was to shoot!
Photos of Helo and Marines on the USS Okinawa
Took helo pic while on exercises on Camp Pendleton.
The flag pic is myself, LCPL Ohigashi, LCPL Johnson and LCPL Johnson on a float to the Portland, OR, Rose Festival, on the USS Okinawa, in 1987.
Dave Brown.
LCPL, 3/5 Comm Plt.
84-88