It was many years ago but some things from that period of time jumps back at you like it hsappened yesterday.  While serving my first year in the U.S. Marine Corps, I was assigned to H & S Batallion in the Communication Section as a Message Center Operator. My skill set was operating a teletype machine in a room that had a safe like door that needed to be opened with a combination. I did that for about eight months and had a black sargeant for my superior who didn’t put me up for promotion for the eight months that  … Continue reading So You Served – Cruising the Carribbean with the Fleet Marine Force in 1964 – part 1 – March 14, 2018