So You Served SYS052 - Caribbean Cruise and the Hurricanes of 64 - September 3, 2019
LSD-30 USS Plymouth Rock This is the style of ship that I served on most of the time that I was on a Caribbean or Mediterranean Sea...
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Marty, the memory man
Aug 4, 20192 min read
So You Served - Tour of Duty SYS01 - August 4, 2019
Tour of Duty - SYS01 1961 08/30/61 to 11/20/61 – Boot Camp – Parris Island, S.C. 11/25/61 to 01/24/62 – Infantry Training – Camp Geiger,...
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Marty, the memory man
Jun 24, 20191 min read
So You Served - Pictures on Pinterest SYS02 - June 24, 2019
My main account on Pinterest as doherty167. I have 39 Boards. There are over 24,000+ Pins. I get 37.6K Monthly Views. I have 1, 113...
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Marty Dougherty
Jan 31, 20191 min read
So You Served - H & S Battalion - Communications Section SYS003 - January 31, 2019
H & S Battalion - Communication Section - SYS003 This represents my first assingment to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in the Communication...
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Marty Dougherty
Jan 2, 20191 min read
So You Served - Turkish Baths SYS052 - January 2, 2019
When we were doing a landing operation in Marmaris, Turkey, I discovered these Turkish Baths. We learned from the local history that the...
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Marty Dougherty
Dec 20, 20182 min read
So You Served - Panama Canal SYS009 - December 20, 2018
While on Carribean Cruise, we were directed to go to the Panama Canal area due to an uprising on an old military base. We ended up...
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Marty Dougherty
Dec 14, 20181 min read
So You Served - Loaded Papa Boat for Beach Landing SYS010 - December 14, 2018
Looking down from an APA troop ship at a Papa Boat. In a typical landing, a Marine would climb over the side of the ship and climb down a...
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Marty Dougherty
Dec 13, 20181 min read
So You Served - Vatican Square, Rome, Italy SYS011 - December 13, 2018
This is the Vatican in Rome, Italy. We ended up in Rome. Italy for three days and nights while on one cruise in the Med. Enjoy, Return...
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Marty Dougherty
Dec 12, 20182 min read
So You Served - Rifle Expert SYS012 - December 12, 2018
A medal that I was extremely proud to get was this Rifle Expert Badge. My first time with firing a rifle was at Parris Island Boot Camp...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 29, 20181 min read
So You Served - Stuff Happens SYS015- November 29, 2018
The story behind the damage is under the picture but you better believe that it might have been difficult to drive a jeep and cross water...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 24, 20181 min read
So You Served - FMF Insignia SYS014 - November 24, 2018
FMF (Fleet Marine Force) Insignia - SYS014 Return to: greendougherty's Links for So You Served Marty Dougherty Return to:...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 21, 20182 min read
So You Served - Highlining on a Navy Ship SYS019 - November 21, 2018
Highlining on a Navy Ship - SYS019 I can't find the name of this ship but it is an APA designation but is RB (Rockbridge) is an...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 14, 20181 min read
So You Served - Mike Boat Beached SYS024 - November 14, 2018
Beached MIke Boat in Storm SYS024 On one of our beach landings, the surf was pretty heavy and the boat had to be latched to the beach...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 13, 20181 min read
So You Served - APA 228 USS Rockbridge SYS025 - November 13, 2018
APA 228 USS Rockbridge SYS025 Sorry for the reversal of this picture but I don't have that photo H/W to do a flip. This is the APA 228...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 12, 20182 min read
So You Served - French Riviera SYS023 - November 12, 2018
French Riviera SYS023 A picture from out Med Cruise Book from 1963 of the French Riviera. I was taking pictures with my camera on the...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 11, 20181 min read
So You Served - Rome, Italy SYS026 - November 11, 2018
Archway in Rome, Italy Archway in Rome, Italy and down the street from the Roman Coleseum. Sharing a few pictures from lIfe as a FMF...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 10, 20181 min read
So You Served - Military Inspection SYS027 - November 1l, 2018
Miltary Inspection SYS027 For those of you that never served in the US Marines, part of life is preparing for an inspection, or,...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 8, 20181 min read
So You Served - Box Handlers SYS028 - November 8, 2018
Box Handlers Equipment SYS028 One of the pieces of equipment that was used by the boxhandlers section of Shore Party on beach landings....
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 4, 20181 min read
So You Served - German Bunker in World War II SYS031 - November 4, 2018
This was a German bunker from World War II that was on Sardinia I believe. That is the top portion of bunker if memory serves me it was...
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Marty Dougherty
Nov 2, 20181 min read
So You Served - Water Perks at Camp Garcia SYS032 - November 2, 2018
Water Perks at Camp Garcia, Puerto Rico SYS032 In the bay at Camp Garcia, Puerto Rico. That is our sleeping quarters at Camp Garcia. Life...
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