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Sgt Grit,
I wanted to share a photo of my buddy John and I at the U.S. Marines Memorial at Fisherman's Park, North Tonawanda, NY. It is very humbling and I recommend all past and present Marines to see the Memorial if you are in the area. The bronze colored area of the memorial are hundreds of small plaques dedicated to our brothers in arms.
Sgt Grit:
I am trying to locate and/or get any available information about a Marine, Malachy Murphy, that I grew up with as a youngster, and later served briefly with when we were "young" Marines. I thought perhaps one (or more) of your Newsletter subscribers may have known or even served with Malachy. I am writing a story about Malachy and would really like to talk with anyone who may have known him in or out of the Corps. He may be deceased, as all efforts to locate him and his family (and I have written many letters) have not produced any results. You have no idea how many "Malachy Murphy's" there are out there, I have found many in my search efforts, including on Ancestsry.com and other similar sites. Some have written and given me a Malachy Murphy they thought was him; even though the date of birth was different, I checked that lead out and it was not him.
This story starts in April 1964 when as a young and eager 17 yr old. I departed Staten Island, NY for Parris Island SC. When we arrived at the receiving center we were greeted by the usual screams of, "Get off my f'n bus" and "Get on my yellow footprints" (receiving used to be up by the Iron Mike statue for those of you who came after we left), it is now down past 2nd btn. and the schools building. I digress back to receiving, well we did all the forms and made our phone calls to who ever answered the phone at home. Then some of the group were picked up and went to their platoons, the rest of the group were sent back to the classroom in receiving where we waited 2 days for the rest of our platoon to be selected, as we later found out, to be members of the Stoner 63 Rifle/Weapon System Test Platoon. We became platoon 236. That was when we met our loving caretakers and banes to our existence for the next 13 weeks. Our drill instructors S/Sgt.. Edwards, Sgt Hall and Cpl. Later to become Sgt Wade. Well I don't need to elaborate on the thumps and other eccentricities these gentlemen performed on our young bodies. Locker box manual of arms was a favorite and moving house was another. Oh and when we got to the rifle range "get neckid and waller" in the steam room was a real treat. We started with 95 "Laddie Bucks" and graduated 62. As you know the most enjoyable sight in my entire time in the corps was seeing that long causeway disappear out the back window of the bus leaving recruit training depot Parris Island.
Sgt.Grit.The"PICS" MCRD .San Diego.I served with 2bn.4th Marines.Echo Co.0331.I got wounded in Feb.25.1969.Check out the web. www.lzrussell.org.I took these "PIC" on Feb.25.2009.At San Diego for Reunion of LZ Russell Survivors.I meet these DI for photo shoot.Im Mr.John Carranco.San francisco.I was born in San Antonio.Texas.THese PICS where did boot camp training in 1967.The famous"yellow-foot-prints''a recruit symbol for 12weeks as a "BOOT".Talk to Marines that remember "yellow foot-prints' in MCRD Training in San Diego.
This past week (September 15-19) Platoon 145 (MCRD SD 1962) gathered at San Diego for a reunion and walk down memory lane. We were joined by our surviving Drill Instructors, Platoon Commander, S/Sgt William 'Bill' Way (GySgt Ret. USMC 1944-1968) and Drill Instructor, Sgt Jesse Pacheco (SgtMaj Ret. USMC 1943-1979).
Hello, Sgt. Grit,
On 27 October 2009 (coming up on a year now), two of my Marine Corps brothers and I had a great reunion at MCRD. Inseparable during boot camp and ITR, we’d lost touch over the years, and “found” each other through the internet. We promptly decided a reunion was in order, and that the only place to have it was at MCRD where we met, and the only time to have it was from 26-28 October, since 27 October was to be the 40th anniversary of our first day of boot camp, to the day.
Sgt Grit,
It's been 52 years since this picture was taken, but it would be nice to have a reunion. Anyone interested could contact me at fboconnel[at]verizon[dot]net.
Dear Sgt. Grit.
Attached is the platoon picture of Honor Platoon 141, MCRD, San Diego, March/June 1967. So far, eighteen of us, including our Junior DI have found each other. We would like to find more of for a possible platoon reunion in June/11. Please help us.
SGT. Grit.
I am very proud to announce we have (2) new Marines in our family. Our sons Pfc. Andrew M. Boston (21) & Pfc. Jimmy H. Boston III. (20). They Graduated Boot camp aboard MCRD San Diego, Dec. 18th, 2009 as part of 1st bn. Charlie Co. Plt. 1053. They are currently attending MCT at Fort Pendleton in preparation for their MOS school 6111 Tilt rotor/ Helo mechanic.
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