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[StartQuote] THE AREA I WAS IN HAD NO BARRACKS.IT WAS AN OLD NATIVE VILLAGE THAT WAS TAKEN OVER AS A "BASE" I THINK c>j> CAN REMEMBER THIS AREA.WE HAD ONLY METAL AIRPLANE TREADS TO KEEP US FROM WALKING IN THE MUD.THE QUARTERS WERE HUTS M,OSTLY BUILT UP ON "STILTS".WE WERE RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE JUNGLE THAT WAS SEMI-CIRCLED AROUND US.I THINK THERE WAS ONLY ONE PIER,NOT SURE,TO DISEMBARK FROM THE BOATS ON.AT THE END OF THE TRACK,FROM THE PIER TO THE BACK,ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS THE HUT WE HAD TO SIGN OUR WILLS AND MAKE SURE OUR INSURANCE BENIFITS PAPERS WERE COMPLETED.THERE WERE ALSO SOME TENTS THERE.I THINK ,SOMEWHERE, I HAVE A PHOTO OF A NATIVE GIRL,WOUND UP ON BETTLE NUT,DANCING LIKE CRAZY.ONLY HAD A GRASS SKIRT ON.I THINK SHE WAS IN FRONT OF A REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS ON THE LEFT OF THE TREADS.THAT WAS AT THE END IOF THE PIER???THE ANIMALS,ETC WENT CRAZY AT NIGHT TIME AND THE BUGS WERE TERRIBLE. WE ATE OUT OF OUR MESS KITS AND WATER WAS IN LISTER BAGS. earl richmond[EndQuote]
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