[ErnBatavia]

Can an FMF corpsman drop in?

(I hate hijacking threads, but Squirt must have hit and run....) Corpsmen are of course most welcome; once you don the green, having shed those side-zippered white bell bottoms, you become a brother.

Personal note - really looking forward to Memorial Day ceremony at the Coachella Cemetery. I'm hopeful that Mitchell Paige ( age 84...CMH from Guadalcanal) will be there. He's a local resident and happily still in decent health.

[AngrySpud]

Thanks; I served with Marines three times. Each time I went Marine Corps Regs. When I retired in '96 I wrote HQMC to ask if I could still wear them at appropriate times. They couldn't find any precedent for the request, and said it'd be just fine.

I've never looked back on my naval career with any particular fondness, EXCEPT for the years I was with Marines ... I love you guys. You took care of me.

[celtic gal]

You bet a corpman who served with us can check in..welcome aboard and thanks for looking after us when we need medical support!

Oh...checking in..shoes shined..skirt straight, medals on properly and no emnu on my new EGA for the cover...Oh yeah..my eagles still shine!