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Posted: 10/9/2017 2:37:38 PM EDT
I was out on the coast with some time to burn so I went up to see where they make Marines.
They have a nice museum there. http://parrisislandmuseum.com/ The museum is free but if you go drop a $5 or $10 in the donation box. I did this term test with my Marine buddy. A guide to the bars and girls. Making Marines |
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Great pics!
I got to that 3rd to last pic and saw "POGs" and started laughing thinking it was referring to something else. |
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I work on PI and have been to the museum several times. Good photos though.
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I was there in March for my son's graduation. Attached File
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I would go to that museum almost every year growing up. Dad did 20 years in the Marines and we would vacation on nearby Fripp Island. Mom and Dad would go to the commissary for groceries and us kids would kill time in the museum.
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I remember going there in boot for a field trip. The AC was sooooo nice in there .
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The only picture you should have left out is the "DI Speak" one. I don't ever need to see the word "scuzz" again.
EDIT: I think they've got quite a bit more in there now than they did in 2006. |
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I would go to that museum almost every year growing up. Dad did 20 years in the Marines and we would vacation on nearby Fripp Island. Mom and Dad would go to the commissary for groceries and us kids would kill time in the museum. View Quote My Bunkie and I went on Base Lib Sunday as I families weren't close enough to come. It was 1 Aug 1982. What a stroll down memory lane. Thanks Bama Shooter. |
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Looks like they've done some update. I strolled through there on my liberty Sunday when I was there 11 years ago. Thanks for posting Bama!
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Been there once as a recruit, once as a marine, and once as a veteran years later. Thanks for the memories OP.
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I was there in March for my son's graduation.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/337886/IMG_20170331_102013148_HDR-329014.JPG View Quote |
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I was there in March for my son's graduation.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/337886/IMG_20170331_102013148_HDR-329014.JPG View Quote |
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OUT-FUCKING-STANDING. Thank you to your son for putting his ass on the line now so my old ass can sleep at night. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Thanks Bama. I never visited that museum. They have a Civil War era Requa Gun!
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Just that one cannon outside the entrance. View Quote |
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Surprising, Camp Pendleton and Camp Roberts Army National Guard and Travis AFB in California all have large vehicle and aviation displays. 3rd Infantry Division in Savanah, 82nd Airborne Division in Fayetteville and 1st Armored Division in El Paso, TX have nice displays but I can't recall Quantico does or not. It's been a long time since I was there. Have you ever visited the museum at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Just that one cannon outside the entrance. |
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I was there in March for my son's graduation.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/337886/IMG_20170331_102013148_HDR-329014.JPG View Quote 'Course I did it back when we used iron sights. You know, back when the Corps was hard. |
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Thanks for the memories Bama. Spent many hours on that parade deck. That picture is almost exactly where my family stood on graduation day.
Plt 3053, India company, July 03 2013. |
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One thing I love about these threads is that I can't be everywhere at once and even if I could, I still might miss a detail or not have time to see everything. We've gotten to see police, USMC and NASA, what's next on the list?
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One thing I love about these threads is that I can't be everywhere at once and even if I could, I still might miss a detail or not have time to see everything. We've gotten to see police, USMC and NASA, what's next on the list? View Quote |
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I've got one coming up that is going to be Huuuge. Really big. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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One thing I love about these threads is that I can't be everywhere at once and even if I could, I still might miss a detail or not have time to see everything. We've gotten to see police, USMC and NASA, what's next on the list? |
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Awesome! We vacation in Hilton Head first week of June each year and I've always talked about going over there, but haven't yet. Think I'll add it to the list of things to do next year. I know that sometimes graduation is around the same time we're down there as we often see a lot of vehicles on I-95 with windows painted up with praise for their newly minted Marines!
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I think we went there towards the end of third phase but I honestly have no recollection other than a Korean war vet talking to us. It might have been somewhere else where he talked to us though.
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If you're ever up around my area let me know I'll take you over to the First Division Museum on the McCormick Estate Cantigny. I guided at the McCormick mansion for about 4 years. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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One thing I love about these threads is that I can't be everywhere at once and even if I could, I still might miss a detail or not have time to see everything. We've gotten to see police, USMC and NASA, what's next on the list? |
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Did you notice if they were selling the bricks from the old 3rd Bn barracks there? Serious question....
There was something posted on a FB group that I'm in that you could call the museum and get one. Nobody was able to ever get through so we don't know if they sold them all or what. Edited to add Plt 3091 3rd Bn H Co 1988 |
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Thanks for the pics. I went there when I picked up my son after boot camp. It was an incredible experience. Just 2 short years ago. Now with 2nd of the 8th.
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J blomenberg--GREAT place to visit--just don't kill any sand fleas, boy!! Went there 6 or 7 years ago to relive my youth, looks like a lot has been added...
And there is some museum now close to to Quantico, saw it driving around 3 a.m.--looked like it had a really tall foyer? |
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J blomenberg--GREAT place to visit--just don't kill any sand fleas, boy!! Went there 6 or 7 years ago to relive my youth, looks like a lot has been added... And there is some museum now close to to Quantico, saw it driving around 3 a.m.--looked like it had a really tall foyer? View Quote “The National Museum of the Marine Corps is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines--past, present, and future. Situated on a 135-acre site adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and under the command of Marine Corps University, the Museum's soaring design evokes the image of the flag-raisers of Iwo Jima and beckons visitors to this 120,000-square-foot structure. World-class interactive exhibits using the most innovative technology surround visitors with irreplaceable artifacts and immerse them in the sights and sounds of Marines in action...” |
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Great post, Bama.
Just wait until you see what they make at 29 Palms! |
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Very neat! If you ever get near Triangle Va. visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps. I find something new every time I go there.
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