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flatlander
03-22-2008, 14:07
Found this sun set picture I took while doing desert training, Nov 87 I think it was.
It was taken with one of those cheap disk 35mm cams nothing done to the picture.


http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/447e5576404a85.jpg

HarryD
03-22-2008, 14:14
Nice sunset, sorry about your living conditions ;). What branch were you in.

flatlander
03-22-2008, 14:23
Nice sunset, sorry about your living conditions ;). What branch were you in.

Marine Corps (86-90)

HarryD
03-22-2008, 14:24
I thought so, in the Army 76-79 we had better housing :D.

lifestudent55
03-22-2008, 14:35
Maybe I oughta keep my mouth shut about housing. (Air Force '76-'96)

flatlander
03-22-2008, 14:43
This was the base camp where we stayed when we weren't out doing desert training/war games. LOL

gretchensteele
03-22-2008, 15:43
That's where my kiddo is right now ;)..well he will be until the 1st then he's off to Miramar and most likely Kuwait

flatlander
03-22-2008, 17:21
He gets to live in dorms though right ?

We were just their for a month or so to do desert training then back to Camp Pendleton.

Birdhunter1
03-22-2008, 17:23
Those western skies sure are awesome, makes me think of Chris Ledoux!

lifestudent55
03-22-2008, 17:54
Those western skies sure are awesome, makes me think of Chris Ledoux!

Another of the greats who was taken away from us much too early.

gretchensteele
03-22-2008, 23:29
Yep - he lives in the dorms..he's been there since last fall for training/school...He'll 'graduate" next week and he's fussing cause his study partner is beating him out of the top spot LOL

HIGHCOUNTRY
03-22-2008, 23:39
Wow! That look like tent city at Osan back in 1995. I guess all them look the same....

riverrat47
03-24-2008, 09:42
I spent a little time at 29 Stumps back in the `60's. Did some desert warfare training then went to jungle warfare OJT.