I was in boot camp in 1952, can't remember my platoon number but at San Diago.
Our Sr D. I was Sgt Little, all six foot five of him. Well Sgt Little liked his refreshment just a little too much for our Jr. DI.
Sgt Little would come in at around six AM, lay down on his bunk and inform the Jr. DI to wake him at 7 AM for muster out on the parade field. The Jr. DI,( I can't for the life of me remember his name) got fed up with this and in our last week ordered four of us to pick up Sgt. Littles bunk with him in it and carry it out onto the parade field. We all fell in and as was custom marched out on to the parade field with all of the other Platoons. When the Col. saw the bed in front of all the other pltoons, he questioned " Who and what the f–k is that sleeping on my parade field"?
Need less to say it was the high light of boot camp.
Sgt. R.K. Lang 1952 – 1955
and we used Semper Fi back then.
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