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I was stationed on the "hill" from June 1965 to May 1966; the usual I1 months and 10 days. I spent my 21" birthday at the NCO club getting hammered on rum and coke (a drink that now disgusts me). I was lucky enough to play basketball on the post team, which made a 30-day trip to Samsun, Adana, Athens and Bad Aibling Germany. We lost every game we played - kind of a good thing because it freed us up to see the sights. I would love to hear from anyone who was on that team. I also played on a basketball team called the "Alkies" who were undefeated in the intramural league. The only guys I can remember are Bob O'Hara, Jim Hudson, Brian Braman, a guy named Ed Twadell and a yenni named Denny Naughton.
It was a great way to spend time.

Here are some pictures from that era.

Picture #1 is of the Gym.

Picture #2 is of Roland at his usual place near the main gate.

Picture # 3 is of the quadrangle and the mess hall.

Picture #4 is of the Movie Theater where we all sat through some really weak flicks.
For those of you 05H20's who are nostalgic for some dits, I found a web site that will download Morse software. Even after 30 years of not taking code, I was still able to do about 22 wpm. Do a search on Morse code and you will find the site eventually.

My daughter got a Turkish puzzle ring for Christmas (not from me). Does that bring back memories? I spent many hours during mid shifts taking these rings apart and putting them back together.

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