Originally Posted by
CCHGN
Yeah, I said Chinooks , cause that's what most folks know them as...lol We called them "weiner mobiles"....lol I was in Yuma 77, 78, Iwakuni, 79, 80 and then Socal 'til 86. We definitely hung out in the same places. I spent alot of time at the Boathouse, in Santa Ana...lol IN Iwakuni, my bunky was rotating back and handed me his job, he had- he taught every day English to Japanese Business folks, at the college, in Peace Park, at Hiroshima. I did that 2 nights a week, the whole time and spent my weekends at folks' homes. i learned to speak and read and write Nihongo...lol Walking across base, to the movie theater, the Soba truck every nite...lol Kintai Castle. I snow skied my 1st time ever( Florida native) at Mt Fuji. I went up into the mnt and met a 10th gen Sword maker. When i was TAD to Subic bay , we actually spent some time picking up the "Boat People", from VN. Almost every boat had human bones in them. The JEST school was in the Upper Mau Camp. I had a Balisong made from a leaf spring from a jeep that we'd left, after WWII. Best time of my life...lol