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There was this FNG that loved to talk and act like he had been there for a while. One day we had to go to a S?F? base to fix some M151’s and other vehicles. Motor Sgt was riding in cab of duce and a half, FNG driving. Sgt. saw a “ road side stand” and told FNG to pull over. We all got out of back, bought sugar cane to chew on, FNG bought some “ hard boiled eggs”. We all got back in truck watching FNG driving and getting ready to crack open one of his “ hard boiled eggs”. Sgt. moved over close to passenger door as FNG cracked open an “ egg”. Shell fell off and he just bit into the “ egg”. He bit off the head of the chicken/ duck?. He puked all over steering wheel, dash and windshield, lucky we were not going fast as duce went off side of road. Sgt. had opened door and was standing on step laughing his head off. We all were laughing to. Lucky we had a jerry can full of water to rinse dash, steering wheel and most of windshield. FNG was so sick he just crawled in bed and lay there. Another guy drove rest of way to S.F. base and we completed our work, back to home. FNG couldnt even look at eggs in mess hall for awhile.
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MCAS Rose Garden : Marine Corps MCAS Rose Garden, Nam Phong, Thailand | USMC Veteran Locator
These were taken around Christmas time. I, myself, rotated out on 16 December 1972. Spent most of '70, '71 & '72 in the Far East.
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Right out of boot camp I was shipped to Camp Penteldon for ITR, but for some reason I along with 2 other privates ended up being sent on a work detail at a supply point. Being a total boot, I made the mistake of calling the Mastersgt running it "Sir". He landed on me with both feet and told me in no certain terms that he was NO **&&++^^%%% "Sir" or "gentleman" and that I was no longer a maggot or in boot camp, I was now a Marine and had better never call an NCO sir again. To this day I do not like to be addressed as sir or any form of the same. I did become an NCO and in civilian life a foreman and General foreman the civilian equivalent. When someone on my crew called me sir, I explained to them that although I was their boss I was not a "sir", and there to help them get the job done. One was an immigrant and told me that in the "old country" he would have been fired for not addressing his boss as sir. I told him he was in America now and I was just a working stiff just like him.
I had no problem addressing officers who actually deserved respect "Sir". Mostly I avoided them and dealt with senior NCOs which generally were not hard to actually respect. I did notice that some whose only claim to the word was an act off congress had more trouble with lack of sir or saluting. I once had a LT who went by me on a motor cycle wearing a helmet stop call me back to him and chew me out for not saluting. He was past me before it all registered and does a motor cycle helmet qualify as a cover?
I had 3 senior NCOs whom I had a great deal of respect for, who taught me a lot about the Marine corps and how to be a Marine. One was a Master Gunnery Sargent who I had in 2 duty stations, another was a master sgt who had lost his right to drive and I drove to base every morning, another was woman Gunnery Sgt who ran my section. I had some nice evenings in the home she shared with the MGSGT. One of the fellow Cpl I was tight with went to MCRD and became a DI and retired as a Sgt Major.
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Right out of boot camp I was shipped to Camp Penteldon for ITR, but for some reason I along with 2 other privates ended up being sent on a work detail at a supply point. Being a total boot, I made the mistake of calling the Mastersgt running it "Sir". He landed on me with both feet and told me in no certain terms that he was NO **&&++^^%%% "Sir" or "gentleman" and that I was no longer a maggot or in boot camp, I was now a Marine and had better never call an NCO sir again. To this day I do not like to be addressed as sir or any form of the same. I did become an NCO and in civilian life a foreman and General foreman the civilian equivalent. When someone on my crew called me sir, I explained to them that although I was their boss I was not a "sir", and there to help them get the job done. One was an immigrant and told me that in the "old country" he would have been fired for not addressing his boss as sir. I told him he was in America now and I was just a working stiff just like him.
I had no problem addressing officers who actually deserved respect "Sir". Mostly I avoided them and dealt with senior NCOs which generally were not hard to actually respect. I did notice that some whose only claim to the word was an act off congress had more trouble with lack of sir or saluting. I once had a LT who went by me on a motor cycle wearing a helmet stop call me back to him and chew me out for not saluting. He was past me before it all registered and does a motor cycle helmet qualify as a cover?
I had 3 senior NCOs whom I had a great deal of respect for, who taught me a lot about the Marine corps and how to be a Marine. One was a Master Gunnery Sargent who I had in 2 duty stations, another was a master sgt who had lost his right to drive and I drove to base every morning, another was woman Gunnery Sgt who ran my section. I had some nice evenings in the home she shared with the MGSGT. One of the fellow Cpl I was tight with went to MCRD and became a DI and retired as a Sgt Major.
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I heard the same things while in Boot Camp and afterwards. I have told my Marines not to call me Sir. I reminded them that the proper response was , whatever their answer was followed by my rank. I had been brought up in Florida. My family has been here since 1820, they lived in Onslow County, NC in 1745 (look and see what is in Onslow County). What I am trying to say is my family is Old South. If you did not say "Yes, Sir and No, Mam" you were in deep doo-doo. Proper manners were expected at all times. I was taught these manners to show respect for others. When I had a school circle with my Marines, I did not call them Maggots or Dirt Balls, I usually referred to them as gentlemen. If that is wrong then so be it.
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I heard the same things while in Boot Camp and afterwards. I have told my Marines not to call me Sir. I reminded them that the proper response was , whatever their answer was followed by my rank. I had been brought up in Florida. My family has been here since 1820, they lived in Onslow County, NC in 1745 (look and see what is in Onslow County). What I am trying to say is my family is Old South. If you did not say "Yes, Sir and No, Mam" you were in deep doo-doo. Proper manners were expected at all times. I was taught these manners to show respect for others. When I had a school circle with my Marines, I did not call them Maggots or Dirt Balls, I usually referred to them as gentlemen. If that is wrong then so be it.
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Not wrong. When you used gentleman above my answer was a jest I figured you would understand. I am sure that when you were in Boot camp you were called a maggot. I was never addressed as that once out of boot camp.
I know about the sir thing addressing your elders and how most people use it as a sign of respect. I never wanted the people working for me to think it was necessary or that I socially better than them. I am justt a good ol boy and always will be.
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Not wrong. When you used gentleman above my answer was a jest I figured you would understand. I am sure that when you were in Boot camp you were called a maggot. I was never addressed as that once out of boot camp.
I know about the sir thing addressing your elders and how most people use it as a sign of respect. I never wanted the people working for me to think it was necessary or that I socially better than them. I am just a good ol boy and always will be.
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I believe we all were called maggots and ladies by the DI's. The phrases we use in later life were taught to us as children. My Grandparents from Ohio and New York, thought it was terrible that I was taught to say Yes, Sir and so for by my relatives in the south I too am considered a "good ole
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Your comment made me think of this cartoon. It is from the mid-later 80's IIRC.
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Pretty good. In Tay Ninh we had a 175 battery on the North side. When they fired to the South, over our heads, it sounded like three F-4's flying low level at mach 1.2. They made a pretty big splash at the other end of the GT line.
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AJ, that would be divisional avn assets for 4 ID, and Co A served with 1st Cav Div early on. Co. A/B and Tp D, 1 Sqdn, 10th Cav. No connection here though. Hope someone comes up.
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AJ, that would be divisional avn assets for 4 ID, and Co A served with 1st Cav Div early on. Co. A/B and Tp D, 1 Sqdn, 10th Cav. No connection here though. Hope someone comes up.
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Thanks for the info. Will keep it until someone decides they need it.
Will ask a friend who was a BlackHawk Driver if he knows of a home for it.
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The middle one. While I never saw anyone call an officer bub. I remember one fine day hustling along on the way to the messhall and the S Bird Lance Corporal in front of me, pressed his way between a Major and a Gunny as he came from behind them. When the Gunny stopped him and said why did you salute? He answered "I didn't know I was supposed to salute *** holes coming up from the rear". I did hasty about face cleared the area.
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The middle one. While I never saw anyone call an officer bub. I remember one fine day hustling along on the way to the messhall and the S Bird Lance Corporal in front of me, pressed his way between a Major and a Gunny as he came from behind them. When the Gunny stopped him and said why did you salute? He answered "I didn't know I was supposed to salute *** holes coming up from the rear". I did hasty about face cleared the area.
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I would think at least 10 meters.
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I would not want to be near that one. What is the lethal bursting radius of an angry Gunny?
I would think at least 10 meters. |
Angry GySgt? Have seen quite a few that were springloaded to the P.O. position!
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Guy was working his way for a court-martial, which he eventually got. Busted to pvt and some brig time. He did not get the discharge that he was shooting for. LOL.
On Okinawa I once became the focus of a very angry Lt Col and his first Sargent during an junk on the bunk inspection. Hair cut, watch band started it, my attitude escalated it. It did not help that the guy right before me was seriously hung over and got the ball rolling. I had did his bunk for him trying to save him but to no avail. That afternoon freshly sheared, I had to appear in front of said Col for an attitude adjustment. Right before I went to get this personal attention, my section Master Gunnery Sargent told me, "If there is ever a time that you need to give the right Yes, sirs and No, sirs, this would be it. I must have nailed it because I kept my lone chevron and crossed rifles.
Another time as a PFC, when stationed in at the Marine supply depot computer center in Philadelphia, coming of night shift I attracted the attention of a general because of my appearance. That was also rather uncomfortable to say the least.
I eventually got good enough at avoiding such attentions to get a meritorious promotion to cpl, partially with the aid of the same master gunny.
I was really really good at my job. As the master gunny always said "my military bearing has a few flaws."
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There were a couple fine French owned restaurants on Tudo Street, and no, they did not serve C-rats! Beanie Weenies for all my friends, with a side of John Wayne crackers and stick in your throat peanut butter. Bring back memories?
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A few of us went to Saigon one day, riding a bus with heavy screen on the window openings, traveling Highway One. Asked about the screens and was told to prevent grenades from being tossed into the bus. Great.
Once in Saigon we stopped in a bar, and were drinking a beer, when this Vietnamese guy runs in, sets a package on the bar, and runs out. We immediately headed for the back door when a waitress, said "it's ok, he deliver us a package, no bomb". 
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Got to Saigon a couple times on the courier to Tan Son Nhut. Waiting outside the gate stood a army of cyclo drivers ready to take us where ever we wanted. My two buddies and I recruited three motorized cyclos and told the drivers that we were together and they must maintain formation integrity. Off we went on the city streets, dodging Honda 90s, Renaults and mini-buses loaded to the hilt with chickens and goats and who knows what else. All was fine until my ride started to miss and loose speed. I was loosing my buddies. The driver, embarrassed, pulled over, grabbed a rag and proceeded to unscrew the spark plug. He wiped off the plug, reinstalled it and off we went to catch up.
I don't remember everything that happened that day, but I'm pretty sure I had a good time. And we made it back to Tay Ninh in time to get briefed on the next days combat assaults.
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Drove through Saigon many times in jeeps, 3/4 tons and duce and a halfs, all a real pain due the masses on assorted motor scooters, Honda whatevers, lambrettas and bikes. The Best time I ever had driving was driving 113s through Saigon. LN’s would easily get into “ accidents” with US wheeled vehicles as the pay out would be big to them. Knowing 99% of the time they would survive any wheeled “ accident”. Tracked vehicle, no way would they risk getting “ hit”. I felt like Moses parting the Red Sea!
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i can see why there were not "accidents" with an APC., Out in the country side the big pay out was for a water buffalo. I never saw one in the city.
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