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On April 7th this year I went to see Ann Margret in concert in Fort Collins, CO. I took with me an enlargement of a picture taken aboard the USS Yorktown CVS-10 of her comming aboard and going through the Marine Corps Honor Guard. I am the third Marine (Lcpl) on the left. I also was one of four Marines that escorted her up to the stage (forward elevator that was lowered to make the stage) read more

When Bob Hope aked for ONE volunteer to dance with Raquel, Freedom Hill slid towards the stage…
AHH…breath taking!

USO 1967 and 1968

In December of '69, word came down to Hill 119 that a couple of guys would get to go see the Bob Hope show at Freedom Hill. Several of us had joked that getting to see the Bob Hope Show for free was one of the reasons we had volunteered for Nam. As it turned out, I couldn't go according to somebody in the rear since I was the only Corpsman on the hill. When the lucky ones came back, one of the guys was somehow able to get me an autographed picture of old Bob his-self. Well, as you know; 8X10 glossies didn't fare too well in the rain and the sandbag bunkers and my autographed photo was in pretty bad shape when we rotated off of the hill. read more

Hi Sgt. Grit,

Here is the pictures. Please enjoy and do what you want with them. I took them during the Bob Hope Show in Da Nang. I don't remember the exact month but 1971 March or April. I came home in May that year.

Semper Fi,
Cpl Frank Dias read more

Hey Grit, My name is John Binfield, L/Cpl, USMC
Attached is photos from the Bob Hope Xmas Tour 1972. He stopped at our base RTAFB Nam Phong, MCAS ROSE GARDEN, Thailand in December 1972.I was TAD from 3rd MarDiv, 3rd FSR, Camp Foster, Okinawa. I was attached to MAG-15, LSG Delta. read more