Michael RODRIGUEZ
kcgyrene@kc.rr.com
Best Friend
Gary Carter and I met in bootcamp at MCRD San Diego where we became best friends in our recruit platoon. We remained together throughout bootcamp, infantry training at ITR, BITS, and Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton when we left for Vietnam in May 1968. We stayed together in Vietnam and joined Bravo Co. 1/3, 3d. Mar. Div. We were shortimers that day on May 25, 1969 by the DMZ when the Company was heavily mortared by the NVA and we parted to take care of our men. It was the last time we saw and talked as we both said, " Take care of yourself." We were together 1 & 1/2 yrs. when Gary died. A part of me died also on that day. Gary is ALIVE in my heart and mind to this day. Semper Fi ! February 25, 2006
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