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Best Friends Didn't have time for any - recruiting was tough back then in the 8th MCD!
Best Moment Enlisting Lesley Howard, Alvin Calfy, Ramona Old Bear, Chris Hand, Mike Keller and many others that were true quality Marines!
Worst Moment Having 2 drops out of Boot Camp. At the time being "fired" by the SNCOIC of RSS Tulsa for putting too many officers in that didn't count toward "his ship quota". He was old school and didn't undertstand the "total force recruiting" effort. It actually became a "Best Moment" in manys ways!
Chain of Command Maj. Keith Stivers was the CO when I arrived, Capt. W. L. Neely the XO and SgtMaj. Gene D. Mills (deceased Apr 2006) was the Station Sergeant Major, followed later by SgtMaj. Paul Armstrong. Some of the NCOICs I remember were MSgt. J.E. Henthorn, MSgt. D.C. Reichert, MSgt. J.D. Cantrell, GySgts R.E. Haworth, Bill Grant and Walt Sides. SSgts Rod Hill, Jim Crozier and myself were 8411s. The Supply Chief was MSgt. Mike D. Monahan and the PANCO was Sgt. Doug Gray as I recall.
Other Memories Oklahoma Sooners were National Champions in 1973 and 1974 - Go Sooners!
