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james turano
from
middle village
wrote on March 24, 2021
at
10:00 pm
SEARCHING FOR MY BROTHERS WHO WERE IN 518TH PERSONNEL UNIT CAM RANH BAY. I WAS A HEAD COOK WITH SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE. I COOKED AND BUNKED WITH A GUY FROM ALABAMA WHO'S LAST NAME WAS CLAY. NATURALLY I CALLED HIM CASIUS CLAY.
THEN THERE WAS JOE AQUINO,GOLDEN GLOVES GUY FROM JERSEY.(HAIRCUTTER NOW). A TEXAN FROM AMARILLO, THEN ANOTHER GUY I VISITED ONCE, WHEN I GOT BACK, IN SOUTH JERSEY(CAMDEN) NEAR PHILLY BUT CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME. SO I SERVED OVER 500 MEALS FOR BREAKFEAST,LUNCH, AND DINNER TO ALL THAT CAME THROUGH CAM RANH BAY. I DROVE A DEUCE IN A HALF, PICKED UP THE VILLAGERS AT 4A.M EACH DAY TO WORK IN THE MESS HALL. GOT TO MEET TWO OLD FRIENDS I GREW UP WITH COMING THROUGH ONE DAY, MIKE HOGAN FROM GLENDALE QUEENS, AND JOE BONNETTI FROM WOODSIDE,QUEENS.
VIET NAM TIME FEBRUARY 1968-OCTOBER 30TH 1968
OUR UNIT NOTIFIED ARMY PERSONNEL WHEN THEY WERE GOING HOME.
*ALL OF US WHO SPENT ANYTIME IN VIET NAM, IS TIME
SERVED IN HELL. THEREFORE, ANY TIME SPENT BACK HOME WAS AN ADDED BONUS OF LIFE. FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE PASSED ON, THEY ARE IN HEAVEN FOR SURE NOW. THOSE OF US WHO ARE STILL ALIVE, BE GOOD EXAMPLES TO OTHERS, TEACH THEM WHAT YOU CAN, AND SHOW WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. MAKE GOODNESS YOUR FINAL DAYS OF DESTINY. I CAN ASSURE YOU WE ARE ALL GOING TO HEAVEN, MY BROTHERS.
PLEASE IT WOULD DO MY HEART GOOD IF ANYONE THAT I SPOKE ABOUT WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO CONTACT ME. *SPECIALIST 4 JAMES TURANO*
GOD BLESS ALL!
THEN THERE WAS JOE AQUINO,GOLDEN GLOVES GUY FROM JERSEY.(HAIRCUTTER NOW). A TEXAN FROM AMARILLO, THEN ANOTHER GUY I VISITED ONCE, WHEN I GOT BACK, IN SOUTH JERSEY(CAMDEN) NEAR PHILLY BUT CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME. SO I SERVED OVER 500 MEALS FOR BREAKFEAST,LUNCH, AND DINNER TO ALL THAT CAME THROUGH CAM RANH BAY. I DROVE A DEUCE IN A HALF, PICKED UP THE VILLAGERS AT 4A.M EACH DAY TO WORK IN THE MESS HALL. GOT TO MEET TWO OLD FRIENDS I GREW UP WITH COMING THROUGH ONE DAY, MIKE HOGAN FROM GLENDALE QUEENS, AND JOE BONNETTI FROM WOODSIDE,QUEENS.
VIET NAM TIME FEBRUARY 1968-OCTOBER 30TH 1968
OUR UNIT NOTIFIED ARMY PERSONNEL WHEN THEY WERE GOING HOME.
*ALL OF US WHO SPENT ANYTIME IN VIET NAM, IS TIME
SERVED IN HELL. THEREFORE, ANY TIME SPENT BACK HOME WAS AN ADDED BONUS OF LIFE. FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE PASSED ON, THEY ARE IN HEAVEN FOR SURE NOW. THOSE OF US WHO ARE STILL ALIVE, BE GOOD EXAMPLES TO OTHERS, TEACH THEM WHAT YOU CAN, AND SHOW WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. MAKE GOODNESS YOUR FINAL DAYS OF DESTINY. I CAN ASSURE YOU WE ARE ALL GOING TO HEAVEN, MY BROTHERS.
PLEASE IT WOULD DO MY HEART GOOD IF ANYONE THAT I SPOKE ABOUT WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO CONTACT ME. *SPECIALIST 4 JAMES TURANO*
GOD BLESS ALL!
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