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Marty Dougherty

Oct 1, 20183 min read

So You Served - Tent City at Camp Garcia, Viequez, P.R. SYS049 - October 1, 2018

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...

Marty Dougherty

Sep 28, 20181 min read

So You Served - Rome, Italy - September 28, 2018

On one of my Mediterranean Sea Cruises, we were stuck in Naples, Italy for a time and the ship's captain got sick and tired of seeing us...

Marty Dougherty

Sep 27, 20181 min read

So You Served - Camp Garcai, Viequz, P.R. - 1963

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...

Marty Dougherty

Sep 26, 20181 min read

So You Served - Med Cruise - Septmber 26, 2018

This picture is from a Mediterranean Sea Cruise on a deck where we had our Communication Room on the LSD-14 (U.S.S. Rushmore). At this...

Marty Dougherty

Sep 25, 20182 min read

So You Served - Mike Boat - September 25, 2018

This is a picture from Marmaris, Turkey and the seas got a bit nasty and the Mike Boat got stranded on the beach overnight. This is the...

Marty Dougherty

Sep 21, 20181 min read

So You Served - German Pillbox in Marmaris, Turkey SYS047 - September 21, 2018

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

Marty Dougherty

Sep 17, 20181 min read

So You Served - Marines on Corsica SYS037 - Otober 10, 2018

Marines on Corsica - SYS037 For all those U.S. Marines that served in the F.M.F. (Fleet Marine Force) on a Navy ship in the Caribbean or...

Marty Dougherty

Aug 26, 20183 min read

So You Served - A Night in Boot Camp SYS045 - August 26, 2018

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....