tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post3780555127183229925..comments2024-02-10T00:14:33.011-08:00Comments on Genial Misanthrope: One of my oddest gigs everShould Fish Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-44883275603883534062019-04-22T18:20:28.623-07:002019-04-22T18:20:28.623-07:00Interesting look back on a place I spent nearly ha...Interesting look back on a place I spent nearly half my 23 years in the Corps at beginning in 1973. Not all in one chunk of course because the Corps didn't do that. 2.5 years in the 70s, back for nearly 5 years with a deployed squadron in the 80s and visited often while stationed at NS Sasebo from the 80s and early 90s.<br /><br />Just a small corrections of your geographical description. Iwakuni is actually located on the Seto Inland Sea which is bordered on the southwest by a chain of small islands that provide a barrier of sorts from the Pacific Ocean nd runs from Kyushu in the southwest to near Osaka in the northeast. The Japan Sea is on the opposite side of the main island of Honshu with the Korean Peninsula and mainland China across that body of water to the west and north.<br /><br />Also, Iwakuni is located southwest of Hiroshima, not northeast.<br /><br />Just for clarification. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461977013694601872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-84730349664861858082016-05-22T19:43:55.093-07:002016-05-22T19:43:55.093-07:00Oh yeah! You are good Mike.
My kids and grandkids...Oh yeah! You are good Mike. <br />My kids and grandkids did the same for me.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-6325444616235145502016-05-22T19:35:13.550-07:002016-05-22T19:35:13.550-07:00Pat. You're right, it was sad. seriously fucki...Pat. You're right, it was sad. seriously fucking sad. I had a lot of time to think about it, decided how I'd react to it, talk to Cary about it, on and on. <br />I'm now wondering if the 70 plus years I've lived have been with a purpose, then see my kids and grandkids, and know that yeah. I'm good. '<br />Cheers,<br />MikeShould Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-65484969660690660422016-05-22T01:03:33.339-07:002016-05-22T01:03:33.339-07:00Crap! My comment vanished before I finished it. I&...Crap! My comment vanished before I finished it. I'll try again. <br /><br />Not exactly the kind of job one dreams about! You really caused my head to fill up with memories. Different cites though (Saigon, Tokyo in Japan, Naha in Okinawa, and Cebu in the Philippines). No antibiotics needed, thank you very much! The thing I remember most was that the "hostesses/bar girls" all used American names, and I swear they all looked the same. I thought it was all pretty seedy and more than a little bit sad, so I usually couldn't bring myself to partake. A drink or three, but that was usually it.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-44036879252563975152016-05-13T20:24:47.571-07:002016-05-13T20:24:47.571-07:00I have a feeling we all have similar stories in ou...I have a feeling we all have similar stories in our past,one way or another. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-6962706100400937892016-05-13T20:24:12.858-07:002016-05-13T20:24:12.858-07:00Before doing this, neither did I. Before doing this, neither did I. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-16139248065210520402016-05-13T20:23:43.037-07:002016-05-13T20:23:43.037-07:00Hope you're well, Martha. Think of you often.Hope you're well, Martha. Think of you often. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-91083974304300736502016-05-13T20:23:08.291-07:002016-05-13T20:23:08.291-07:00I doubt it, since they all had one when they saw m...I doubt it, since they all had one when they saw me. As I remember I did suggest using some prophylactic in the future, but it was the time and place, and most thought that VD was the least of their worries, what with a return to Vietnam in their future. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-16741433202977311002016-05-12T14:33:48.934-07:002016-05-12T14:33:48.934-07:00It is interesting the jobs the military have--I wo...It is interesting the jobs the military have--I wonder how successful you were in saving GIs from an STD?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-71923631792486140482016-05-12T11:50:14.747-07:002016-05-12T11:50:14.747-07:00I didn't have to look it up, but to this day I...I didn't have to look it up, but to this day I can't pronounce it correctly. The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-81778655831967982722016-05-12T11:08:30.042-07:002016-05-12T11:08:30.042-07:00Fascinating. Never having been in the service, I h...Fascinating. Never having been in the service, I had no idea these events were ever investigated. I just figured the soldier was given an antibiotic and told to use protection next time.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-71223480442706772842016-05-12T08:03:26.004-07:002016-05-12T08:03:26.004-07:00Humans are just chock full of entertainment, aren&...Humans are just chock full of entertainment, aren't they? Anything in the medical field exposes you to some of the seedier sides of the human condition, and stories like yours make it all worthwhile. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com