[Tamaroa]

About a year or two after I was discharged (1967-71 was my tour) I came home from college classes sponsored by Uncle sam (thank you very much) and I found my wife trying on my Dress Blue bellbottom trousers.

I literally yelled at her, what the hell did she think she was doing. Well if your head was not in the sand you know how popular bell bottoms were in the early 70's. She wanted to alter them to fit her. I said no way. She did not earn the right to wear them, etc, etc. They are still in the closet to this day.

I wore my peacoat until it fell apart about 10 years after discharge. It was the subject of many a good conversations.If there is anything I cannot stand it is people who obviously never spent a day in their life in the service of their country wearing pieces of uniforms that we all earned with blood, sweat and tears.

Bill Doherty
DC3 USCG 1967-71