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after 43 years,TBS 5-68 returns to the hawkins room

flaps

flaps

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well,at least 3 of us. :)

don duval, matt henderson and i were attending a memorial dedication for echo 2/7 at the quantico museum. echo 2/7 lost 88 marines between 1965 and 1970.
don was a platoon commander with echo in '68. i was a fac and weapons platoon commander with 1/1 in 1970.

the staff and students made us feel like we just left.
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matt henderson, below right was also a platoon commander with echo 2/7. on 18 aug 1968, in a particurlarly heavy engagement in the arizona, matt lost 18 members of his platoon. matt was awarded the silver star. the plaque in the photo was dedicated to the members of 5-68 who were kia in rvn.
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/5796303227_72f48540a2_z.jpg
 
Reconjoe

Reconjoe

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You mean the Hawkins room is still there? Thought they tore down the whole building? Or did they just leave that part of the building and the chow hall/subway?
 
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KBayDog

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flaps said:
$2.50?
our whole platoon could have gotten shit faced for that in '68.[/URL]
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brownshoe said:
Yup. At the Cecil EM club (60's) happy hour beer was $.10 a can.:) Plus we had go-go dancers.:icon_wink

Steve
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Gas was also $0.34/gallon, the average cost of a new house was somewhere between $15-25K, and McDonald's burgers went for $0.18/each.

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1968.html
http://www.1960sflashback.com/1968/economy.asp
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq5.html

(Oh - and we're still flying mighty Battle Phrogs from that year. :D )
 
flaps

flaps

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best thing about '68,

i was a 21 year old nail eatin', tack shittin' super stud. God's gift to adoring and grateful women.

why, i had them lubricating to the knees... used to slide them across the floor like a slug.
:)
 
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