French Commando Insignia SYS034 This is an French Commando insignia that i traded with a French Marine for my Lance Corporal insingia. I...

Guantanamo Naval Base Sorry for the quality of the picture but this was taken on one of our visits to Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba. I'm...

LCM's Transport Tanks SYS038 Delivering a Sherman Tank to the beach head via an LCM. Typically, two of the LCM's woudd fit into the well...

USS Thuban AKA19 SYS039 This pictures was taken from the cruise book from our Med Cruise in 1963 with the 2nd Battalion - 8th Marines....

A Flag in Turkey SYS042 Did we just step back in time in this country with all this flag stuff? A flash back to 1963, I hope that was the...

Sea Urchin in Colon, Panama SYS044 Bob holding a Sea Urchin from the bay in the background. Here is my friend from New York called Bob...

Well of an LSD (Landing Ship Dock) - SYS036 Inside the well of an LSD (Landing Ship Dock). This is what the well looks like when it is...

Tent City at Camp Viequez, Puerto Rico SYS049 If you went on a Carribbean Sea Cruise, it was guaranteed that you would spend some time at...

At a landing on Camp Garcia, Puerto Rico, here is an LST that comes all the way to the shoreline because of its flat bottom. On the side...

It's Only 5 Miles to the Camp Site SYS048 if we were not on a Med Cruise, the Carribbean Sea was always on our doorsteps in North...

Top of German Pillbox at Marmaris, Turkey SYS048 Marmaris, Turkey is one of the location where the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines played war...

A Night At Parris Island STS046 One of the perks you get in boot camp, after you have been there for a few days, is to stand guard duty....