dlq04

Hope everyone is in good health and enjoying the holidays. Christmas overseas was the one time of year when I did feel homesick. It was nice to fly home on Air France for one of my three Christmas' in France. I thought you might get a kick out of this barrack’s photo from Christmas 1961. That is me in the plaid shirt, 3rd from the left. Got any memories you would like to share?

Lainey

Looks like a lot of drinking going on....

S2KRAY

I spent 2 Christmases on base when I was in the Navy. I was stationed in Coronado Calif, no white Christmases for me. My favorite memories was Christmas with my wife and 2 girls. The girls belief in Santa, decorating the tree and Christmas morning were my favorite memories. We transferred 8mm film I took to a CD. I love to look at them now and then. Then, Christmas with the grandkids was also special.

S2KRAY

Schlitz, all I could afford back then.

NNY S2k

Nothing wrong with Schlitz....drank my share of it back in the day....especially liked Schlitz Malt Liquor.
Levi

boltonblue

Schlitz, the beer that made mel famey walk us.

jukngene

I have no pictures to prove it, but was invited to a contractor's villa in Saigon for a wonderful Christmas dinner/party in 1969. On the way back to my base as a passenger in a Huey, almost fell out after tossing a couple smoke grenades out the door. Guess I probably had a few too many! Had the day off since the other maintenance officer got to attend a Bob Hope show earlier. We had to trade. Wish I could have witnessed a Bob Hope show, though.

tof

Haven't heard that joke in some years.

Conedodger

Here's a Christmas "memory"...I was 20 days old Christmas 1961!

Kyras

I love that you shared this photo and memory, Dave. I was born in January 1958. Can't say I have any fond Christmas memories as a kid. My best memory is probably from last Christmas with my kids as adults, now.