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March 13th, 2010, 01:03 PM
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#1 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 743
|  Where did you go for R & R ?
I was really station with the 1st Marine Airwing at Futema Okinawa and only TAD ( 6 months ,1970 ) in Country ( RVN ) at the squadron ( VMGR-152 ) sub units . I never went on any R & R as I saved all my military pay for a muscle car that I wanted to buy ,when I got out ! 
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March 15th, 2010, 12:27 PM
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#2 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: N.E. Florida
Posts: 78
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Sydney.
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March 15th, 2010, 01:18 PM
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#3 | | Fire Team Leader
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central CT.
Posts: 188
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We were supposed to go to greece, but when we tried to dock the ship they hung " GO HOME YANKEES" banners in port, so we ended up going to Antalya Turkey. I ate like a viking! $10 and you could find a "good time"
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March 15th, 2010, 01:55 PM
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#4 | | Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 4,728
|  The lost art of Research is doing great...
Two tours and I didn't go once, I'm like carpshooter. I saved all my money for a muscle car when I came back to the real world. 
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March 15th, 2010, 02:29 PM
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#5 | | Lifer | Quote:
Originally Posted by rice paddy daddy  Sydney. | I Took My First R&R in Sydney Also...in 1968...
I Liked It...I Found Sydney to be like something between London(Really Old!)and Los Angeles(Really New!)
Sydney Reminded Me of BOTH...But Really Was Like Neither!
But It Was Very Confusing Back Then Looking At Their Car Models! You'd Think '60 Chevy! No,'61! Ummm...Maybe '60 1/2 Chevy! 
Anyway...I Pretty Much Spent All My Money On Women and Booze in Downtown Sydney... The Rest I Wasted on Souvenirs! 
I Got Back To The 2/7th...Somebody Asked Me How I Liked The Beach...
Beach? They Had A Beach!?!? 
CAVman in WYoming
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March 15th, 2010, 02:43 PM
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#6 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canton, MI
Posts: 285
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In-country R&R to Vung Tau, out of country to Bangkok.
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March 15th, 2010, 04:34 PM
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#7 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas
Posts: 4,057
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Hong Kong and Vung Tau!
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March 15th, 2010, 06:47 PM
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#8 | | Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SW Florida
Posts: 9
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Vung Tau incountry and Taipai Tawain and still had enough money saved to buy a 340 Barracuda when I got home.
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March 16th, 2010, 08:31 AM
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#9 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Georgia
Posts: 1,399
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Bangkok (2), Taipei (2), Hong Kong(2), Vung Tau (transit), once to Sidney, and once to Yakuska.
We bounced around a bit, and transited on whoever was steaming in the area (Vung Tau, Bangkok, Yakuska).
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March 16th, 2010, 08:37 AM
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#10 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arnauldville, Louisiana
Posts: 255
| Conus
I went home to Texas. Huge mistake. I should have stayed in-country (RVN). That comment was echoed by everyone I spoke with who went "home" on R&R. My reality was Vietnam and the petty crap at home really brought life into perspective. This sounds weird many years later but I remain closer to my bro's than ex spouses.
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March 16th, 2010, 08:50 AM
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#11 | | SGT of Marines
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trappe, Maryland
Posts: 332
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Tokyo, Japan for 5 days my first time over - had a great time, was to go to Bangkok in 67 but somehow that got cancelled.
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March 17th, 2010, 01:04 PM
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#12 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 621
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Let's see: Pearl, Yokosuka, Subic Bay, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Okinawa, Brisbane (and the Gold Coast), Saigon, Long Xuyen, Pago Pago.
I may have forgotten some of the places, . . . but that's OK, . . . having fun was important, . . . remembering wasn't.
May God bless,
Dwight
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May 8th, 2010, 10:30 AM
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#13 | | Grunt
Join Date: May 2010 Location: Arizona
Posts: 84
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On mid-tour from Iraq in '05, Amsterdam, Munich, Berchtesgaden.
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May 12th, 2010, 05:16 AM
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#14 | | Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana
Posts: 13
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Bangkok 3 times, last one was a bonus for extending my tour for 3 months.
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June 3rd, 2010, 11:22 AM
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#15 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mighigan
Posts: 36
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Philippines and Tailand
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