At 18 years old, John Shaffner joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC). It was an easy decision for him, but one that probably caused some consternation in his family. On his father’s side, there were many, including his father, who had served their country – they were mostly in the Marines and Navy. His mother’s side of the family had an entirely different view of things. Admiration for those serving the country wasn’t part of that, at all. John enlisted anyway.
In 1971, he signed the papers contracting his service for two years. On a continuous motion, he boarded a bus from Ventura, Calif. The bus took him and others from the area to the Los Angeles Enlistment Center. There, they got their physical examinations, took the ASVAB tests and if all were acceptable; the new people were sworn into the USMC.
The same day, they were back on the bus and off to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, Calif. This would be boot camp. Here, they would get off the bus onto a paved lot. On the pavement were yellow painted foot prints. “Each of you, get your feet on a set of foot prints. Yes RIGHT NOW!”
If you were on your yellow footprints, you found that you were in lines to your left and right and front and back (unless you were on an end). To their front was a large, billboard-sized sign. Among other things, it contained a display of ranks of enlisted marines and ranks of Marine Corps Officers. It had the eleven general orders of a Marine Sentry. There was the Marine Corps Code of Conduct. Memorize ‘em.
These few men had to wait a few days for other recruits to arrive before the platoon was full and training could begin. And begin it did. Their drill Sergeants were Gunny Sgt. Shaw, Staff Sgt.If you have a kidneystone,Welcome to the Lilla beddinges google satellite map! Holmes, and Sgt. Hanson. One couldn’t be a drill instructor unless he had been in combat. Of the 75 young men who started MCRD basic, 42 graduated. Most weren’t prepared mentally or physically for what was in front of them. Some got injured. The demands are strenuous. The “Few, The Proud.We are professional plasticmould,metal parts mould manufacturers and factory”
John liked it. He did what he was told. He kept his attitude up. He kept his head down. “You college boys can’t make it. Don’t be the first in the line, and don’t be the last. Work hard. Believe in yourself.” At the end of 10 weeks, he was a Marine. He had made it through boot camp! He wanted to stay, he liked it so much. “Sorry, you have to leave here for more training.”
The next stop was Camp Pendleton, Calif., for Infantry Regiment Training. Here they worked more on larger unit tactics, small arms training, etc. He found out that his test scores were such that he was best suited for the Combat Engineer section of the Corps. After completing training, he was sent to Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Here,Pfister werkzeugbau AG aus Mönchaltorf ist Ihr Partner bei der Herstellung von Werkzeugen und Spritzformen. training took place at Court House Bay. They were trained in mechanics skills of welding, tooling, and responsibility for equipment. John had a lead on his peers here because he had grown up close to a Navy maintenance facility in California. He knew what they did there. They also were trained in guard duty, and pass and challenge drills. They formed up in platoons and companies, and soon were headed for Japan and onto DaNang, Vietnam. They were attached to the First Marine Aircraft Wing. A fairly secret deal had been struck with the government of Thailand and the U.S. An airstrip would be built in an unnamed part of Thailand. It would be used by U.S. aircraft so that they could perform bombing runs and/or close-air support over targets in North Vietnam. It was a strategic location, but no one knew about it. John was on the advanced party making initial contact at the place.
Because the Thai government wanted the air strip, didn’t mean the people or the enemy wanted it. As the work progressed,Shop for trim and crown moulding, the Marines were continuously shot at, harassed, and worse. This was a work that was going to take almost two years to complete. There would be nearly 3,000 Marines assigned to do secure the area, keep it safe and complete the work.
In 1971, he signed the papers contracting his service for two years. On a continuous motion, he boarded a bus from Ventura, Calif. The bus took him and others from the area to the Los Angeles Enlistment Center. There, they got their physical examinations, took the ASVAB tests and if all were acceptable; the new people were sworn into the USMC.
The same day, they were back on the bus and off to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, Calif. This would be boot camp. Here, they would get off the bus onto a paved lot. On the pavement were yellow painted foot prints. “Each of you, get your feet on a set of foot prints. Yes RIGHT NOW!”
If you were on your yellow footprints, you found that you were in lines to your left and right and front and back (unless you were on an end). To their front was a large, billboard-sized sign. Among other things, it contained a display of ranks of enlisted marines and ranks of Marine Corps Officers. It had the eleven general orders of a Marine Sentry. There was the Marine Corps Code of Conduct. Memorize ‘em.
These few men had to wait a few days for other recruits to arrive before the platoon was full and training could begin. And begin it did. Their drill Sergeants were Gunny Sgt. Shaw, Staff Sgt.If you have a kidneystone,Welcome to the Lilla beddinges google satellite map! Holmes, and Sgt. Hanson. One couldn’t be a drill instructor unless he had been in combat. Of the 75 young men who started MCRD basic, 42 graduated. Most weren’t prepared mentally or physically for what was in front of them. Some got injured. The demands are strenuous. The “Few, The Proud.We are professional plasticmould,metal parts mould manufacturers and factory”
John liked it. He did what he was told. He kept his attitude up. He kept his head down. “You college boys can’t make it. Don’t be the first in the line, and don’t be the last. Work hard. Believe in yourself.” At the end of 10 weeks, he was a Marine. He had made it through boot camp! He wanted to stay, he liked it so much. “Sorry, you have to leave here for more training.”
The next stop was Camp Pendleton, Calif., for Infantry Regiment Training. Here they worked more on larger unit tactics, small arms training, etc. He found out that his test scores were such that he was best suited for the Combat Engineer section of the Corps. After completing training, he was sent to Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Here,Pfister werkzeugbau AG aus Mönchaltorf ist Ihr Partner bei der Herstellung von Werkzeugen und Spritzformen. training took place at Court House Bay. They were trained in mechanics skills of welding, tooling, and responsibility for equipment. John had a lead on his peers here because he had grown up close to a Navy maintenance facility in California. He knew what they did there. They also were trained in guard duty, and pass and challenge drills. They formed up in platoons and companies, and soon were headed for Japan and onto DaNang, Vietnam. They were attached to the First Marine Aircraft Wing. A fairly secret deal had been struck with the government of Thailand and the U.S. An airstrip would be built in an unnamed part of Thailand. It would be used by U.S. aircraft so that they could perform bombing runs and/or close-air support over targets in North Vietnam. It was a strategic location, but no one knew about it. John was on the advanced party making initial contact at the place.
Because the Thai government wanted the air strip, didn’t mean the people or the enemy wanted it. As the work progressed,Shop for trim and crown moulding, the Marines were continuously shot at, harassed, and worse. This was a work that was going to take almost two years to complete. There would be nearly 3,000 Marines assigned to do secure the area, keep it safe and complete the work.
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