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Best Friends Pvt. Richard Robert McIntosh and I took the train from Richmond, Virginia to Yemassee, South Carolina on 30 Oct. 1964. He would later be KIA in Viet Nam. Remember Pvt. David Buffalo from NY I think. He and I competed in the 100 yard dash at the field meet. He won!
Best Moment Graduation Day. My mother Mary, my uncle GySgt. Dick Wichtl and his wife Jeanette attended. One of the proudest days thus far in my life. Also recently locating and re-establishing contact with David Buffalo, Russell Cellar, Rocco Lepere, Michael Hurless, Raymond Gallichan, Harold Prew, Andrew Boyko, James Pippin, Steven Johnson, Donnell Mann, David Schloff and Stephen Schnuck after all these years!
Worst Moment Shooting Marksman on pre-qual day. The day we were conducting "Hand-to-hand combat" training and the DIs found out my uncle was an active duty Gunnery Sergeant. You can GUESS who the "training aide" was for the rest of the session! Every time we did something to piss off Sgt. Stewart it was a "bad day"!
Met SgtMaj. Cowan while at 12th Marines in Oki. in 1976, and later again in 1994 in Quantico attending the annual Sergeants Majors Picnic. After 30 years he still made the hair on the back on my neck stand out! We now communicate via email occasionally. Met Stewart when I was at 2nd MarDiv in 79-83. He was a Warrant Officer in the S-4 shop at 2nd Marine Regt. He passed away in August 2010 of cancer. Just recently located Sgt. Webersinn up in Pa. and talked with him by phone.
Other Memories Training dates were 10 November 1964 to 27 January 1965. Graduated then they put us on the buses for ITR at Camp Geiger, NC. No rest for the weary!
