tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post115830440154359541..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Letters from Bootcamp, Installment IPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-25461548487350455982012-05-15T04:53:51.248+10:002012-05-15T04:53:51.248+10:00Hey Steve. You know, I still have my Platoon 1076 ...Hey Steve. You know, I still have my Platoon 1076 Graduation Book and checked out your photo. Hell yeah, I remember you well. Its good hearing from you. If you've read any more of my blog you'll know I did 5 yrs in the Corps and 22 more in the Air Force after which I retired here to the Philippines 10 years ago and been here ever since. I'm doing okay, although physically I was doing PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-82444597771618430272012-05-15T04:36:59.938+10:002012-05-15T04:36:59.938+10:00Steve Kernan. I was just one of the average guys ...Steve Kernan. I was just one of the average guys in the platoon. Nothing about me stood out...was just trying to get through the darn thing. Went on to be a court reporter and stationed in Okinawa and then Camp Pendleton. Got out after 3 years went to college (Nebraska) and have lived a good life since. Married, 3 children...no complaints. Most certainly time in the Corps...and particularlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-18312861971348474492011-06-17T13:02:27.341+10:002011-06-17T13:02:27.341+10:00Outstanding. Who are you? I still have the "y...Outstanding. Who are you? I still have the "yearbook" with all our names and pics. I hope it all went as well as it did for me after that "shaping experience." Get back to me; I'd love to hear from you.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-89750078826397444332011-06-17T05:18:10.650+10:002011-06-17T05:18:10.650+10:00I ran across your posts. I was in the same platoo...I ran across your posts. I was in the same platoon as you at the exact same time. SSGT Trevino was our Sr. Drill Instructor and SGT's Elbin and Threadgill were the Jrs. What a life shaping experience that was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1158479622492091592006-09-17T17:53:00.000+10:002006-09-17T17:53:00.000+10:00Hi Niceheart and Shoshana, I wonder what it means ...Hi Niceheart and Shoshana, I wonder what it means that the first ones to comment here are both female? <BR/><BR/>It IS interesting to read what we've written from so long ago, almost like climbing into a time machine. Sometimes too, as I'm reading my 30 yr old thoughts, it feels like a different person wrote them.<BR/><BR/>Niceheart, I DO happen to have a stack of letters written to me by family PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1158478051979918132006-09-17T17:27:00.000+10:002006-09-17T17:27:00.000+10:00It's always interesting to read old letters years ...It's always interesting to read old letters years after they're penned. <BR/><BR/>Do you find yourself wanting to edit the composition?Girliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380454816676310833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1158469397309993712006-09-17T15:03:00.000+10:002006-09-17T15:03:00.000+10:00I noticed that the letters have gotten longer sinc...I noticed that the letters have gotten longer since the first one. :)<BR/><BR/>My mother also gave me the letters I have written to her when she went to work abroad. I was only 16 then. And I agree, it's very interesting to read what your thoughts are at a young age. I just wish I had also saved her letters to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com