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2 R And R In Kyoto Japan 1954

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Entry: 1683 2 R AND R IN KYOTO JAPAN 1954

CHET WHITESIDE wrote on April 9, 2003


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I WAS AT CAMP FISHER AS MP DUTY AND ALSO IN KYOTO IN 54. YOU HAD TO GO TO NARA JAPAN NOT FAR FROM FISHER. WE USE TO FIGHT THE ARMY CHAPS ON THE TRAIN COMING FROM CAMP OKABU JAPAN WHERE I WAS ALSO STATION. GLAD U MADE IT BACK SEMPER FI
CHET




Entry: 1600 2 R AND R IN KYOTO JAPAN 1954

NC CALLAHAN wrote on February 17, 2003


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As was aptly put, IN COMBAT, (from a whole in the ground 24/7), R&R was non-existant. Made my stop in Kobe, coming and going and managed to enjoy the night or so, there, each time. As to volunteering for a second tour, would have rather had a Section 8.
SF
NC






Dedicated To - Arthur Donald DeLacy - 1st Lieutenant - USMCR - MIA POW - 10/07/1951 - Heartbreak Ridge