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    Memories of my time in the USMC 1963 - 1967 and to Honor my fellow Marines: MCRD Parris Island; Training Dates:April 9 - June 27 1963, 1st Battalion 5th Marines  Sept 20 - Nov 24 1963, 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines Nov 26 1963 - Nov 24 1964 , 1st Bn1st Marines Nov 24 1964 - Aug 16 1966

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