MGYSGT Cam Anderson on the USS Enterprise
Cam Anderson
Cam Andereson
Dawn Murray (VMFP-3 CPL Porras) Katrina Operations in the Coast Guard.
Dawn Murray (VMFP-3 CPL Porras) with bails of drugs.
Dawn "Porras" Murray
VMFP-3's Dawn Porras (Now Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Dawn Murray) at her swearing in to the Supreme Court bar. Her husband and son are on the end, on the left. Ray is in the white shirt and tie, and Tyler is in the black shirt in front of him. Dawn is front center, on the right of our TJAG. The picture was taken at our reception in the Supreme Court building.
I am not sure how this started, but it ended up being sort of a detachment battle cry. Some of our officers had these made-up in PI. This is one of my prized possessions.
Someone thought it was a good idea to have the entire detachmenti participate in a bowling league at midnight on Fridays nights as it would keep us out of trouble. What they did not get is that we would have to walk from mainside all of the way to wingside, after drinking all night.
VMFP-3 Power Plant Mechanic Sgt. Joseph Ade (in red) with his wife Deedee and son Joe Jr. Joe disappeared after leaving P3. He went to Andrews AFB for a while and currently lives in Dan Diego. Joe was originally from Cherry Hill, NJ and was kind enough to drive across the country with me in an ice storm.
VMFP-3's SGT (now Pastor) Victor Nolan
Mike Higgens and Manny Leon
Manny Leon
RF-4B
Andy "Happy" Auer and Bill "Buck" Buckalew easting chicken and drinking San Miguel in Angela City, PI
VMFP-3 (Det. A) at NAS Agana, Guam (February 1985)
SSGT Ralph "Ike" Isaacson. This is what we had to do to bathe when the shower tent went down at Team Spirit in Yeachon, ROK. The sock was not mine.
My high school budies (Army) and me in the Seoul Tower, ROK.
Eric Vandenberg (long johns) Tex Anderson (RIP) Lou Davis
Iwakuni - Riding a Binjo Bomber
"A" School
Dennis Rosenacker, Ed Bergan, and Bill Buckalew spear fishing in Guam.
My first look at Japan.
Dennis Rosenacker and Bill Buckalew in Guam.
Ralph "Ike" Isaacson - the picture on the left is the day we got to Guam. The one on the right is th eday we left. We had a good time.
Bar on the beach in Guam. Left to right Lou Anderson (and unnamed female), John (?) (standing), Eric Vandenberg (bare chested sitting, Oscar Paz (with unnamed female), Unknonw in orange, and Ralph Isaacson in front.
On a C130 somewhere. Bill Buckalew and Lon Howard. Does anyone know why GYSGT Howard is?
Pre-deployment-to Guam Party.
In the shop in Iwakuni.
Kathy Rigney working Maintenance Control in Yeachon, ROK
Pre-Guam Party
Osan AFB, ROK
Yeachon ROK
Ike, Murtha, and Cooksey
Serious war games were played during down times.
My buddy Ralph "Ike" Isaacson
Jim Murtha, Gonzo, and Ike
SGT Randy Yeadon
OSAN AFB Tent City
Team Spirit Ralph isaacson, Jenny Harmon, and Kathy Rigney
Club 19
Christmas Eve in the barracks (That is Murtha's hat)
Upper left - SSGT John Graham
Gene "Doc" ?
John Burke and Cody Allen
Gunny Pierre orders one more beer.
Cody Allen
Left to right - Greg Cooksey, Mark Bueller, Randy Yeadon, Cody Allen On a layover in Alaska en route to Iwakuni
Greg Cooksey
SGT Frank Alexander
VMFP-3 Maintenance Admin's Sgt. Frank Alexander as Tupac Shakur's chosen bodyguard.
SGT Bobby Villanueava
Rodney ? and Mike Higgens
John Burke
Cody Allen, Don Frankin, Mark Bueller
Noodles and Buckalew
Lou Davis, Tex Anderson (RIP), and Erik Vandenberg
Messing with the Air Force in Sacramento
Rick Popovsky (left) - Bill Buckalew (cockpit) - Andy Auer (right)
Buckalew - 17 years old
Tom Vest (Flight Equipment)
Bus ride in Guam
Tom Vest
John "T" Taylor (Metal Shop)
David "Paco" Rivera
Kathy Rigney and Mike Higgens
Kathy Rigney in Club 19
Raphael Rios
?
Winters
Larry Currie (Photo Line)
Winters (Metal Shop) and ?
Tom Vest and Tim Francis (RIP)
Mike Higgens
Tim Francis (RIP), John "JP" Payne, and Hugh "Jay" Maroney in Club 19, Iwakuni Japan
Jeff Mattson
Ed Bergan and Dennis Rosenacker in Guam
C130 to somewhere
Dean Ackerman
Gary Hoehn (middle) and Bill Wren (right)
Gary Hoehn (jacket)
Wake Island Marine Corps Memorial
P3 Electric shop on the Beach
John "JL" Lowe
GYSGT Harley Wyatt
SGT Bill "Buck" Buckalew and GYSGT Harley Wyatt Las Vegas, 1990s
Leslie and Bill Buckalew
This is a picture that Mike Clifton took. I think this was the only time I turned in the Hush House. We usually just went down to the high-power ramp. But this was on 2nd or 3rd shift and late at night. I remember looking out of the cockpit and thinking "what is this hillbilly doing taking a picture of this". Somehow, I broke a weld in the tube. Gunny Rollins wanted to take away my birthday.
Kieth Hatfield in Tijuana, MX. This photo was taken by Mike Clifton.
? on left, CPL Keith Hatfield, SGT Bill Buckalew in Tijuana, MX. This photo was taken by Mike Clifton.
SGT Bill Buckalew buying liquor in Tijuana. This photo was taken by Mike Clifton.
CPL Douglas Hermson. This photo was taken by Mike Clifton.
This is the photographer himself, Mike Clifton. As a side note, this stuff was never in style.
Rusty Brasher and Dion Destephonis (D10). This picture was taken by Mike Clifton.
Christmas party in Iwakuni. This picture was taken by Mike Clifton.
SGT Randy Yeadon and LCPL Rusty Brasher. This picture was taken by Mike Clifton.
MAJ Guildersleve, SGT Mike Clifton (Santa) and CPL Gonzales (Gonzo) in Maintenance Control in Iwakuni Japan.
Jim Murtha (left) finishing the Dublin Marathon
SGT Floyd (Turbo) Shaw - Photo Line
Platoon 3085
MAG11 Birds
I reenlisted for the Persian Gulf War. I was never deployed. It was a bad idea as this ground unit did not quite understand me. This made the local paper and my Mom saved it for me. This also seems like a long time ago.
Lisa and Mike Scott. Mike and I were roomies in Cherry Point. we followed each other around the Corps after that. We still keep in touch.
Mike and and Lisa Scott at Marine Corps Ball with 1STSGT Danny ?
Mike Scott on the Golden Gate Bridge
This pretty picture was taken because my father, who was running for local office at the time, needed to show his constituents that his son was no longer a criminal. One of the guys from Photo Lab took this. I wish I could remember his name. He ws a Dutch-Indonesian guy.
2008 - Cody Allen, Fred Trevino, Kelly Lang-Meyer, and Craig Meyer.
This picture is courtesy of my buddy SSGT Ralph "Ike" Isaacson. I do remember being there, but I don't remember anything else. This was somewhere in PI.
233 Marine Corps Birthday Celebration in South Philly. This is held annually at Cookie's Tavern which used to be owned by "Daddy Wags", a former Marine.
SGT Marty Follmer, SGT Bill Buckalew, and SGT Bob Clinton. These are guys I work with. This may be come an annual event for us. 233 Marine Corps Birthday Celebration in South Philly. This is held annually at Cookie's Tavern which used to be owned by "Daddy Wags", a former Marine.
SGT Marty Follmer (center) and two Marines he served with in Desert Storm.
SGT Marty Follmer (center) and a Marine he served with in Desert Storm.
This is the board that is just inside the main gate at what used to be MCAS El Toro.
Main Gate at what used to be MCAS El Toro.
The building to the left is VMFP-3 hanger. The "cube" on the right was the F/A-18 flight simulator. The base is not pretty much rubble. It is a very sad sight.
USS Midway (CV-41) Museum - In San Diego Bay
USS Midway (CV-41) Museum - This statue stands across from the Midway. My wife gives it scale.
Major Yencha with a broken nose gear catches the barricade.
One of the few good men - Keith Sexton (Radar)
