John Stupski:
CLASS OF 1967
Marion-Franklin High SchoolClass of 1967
Columbus, OH
Marion-Franklin High SchoolClass of 1967
Columbus, OH
Barrett Middle SchoolClass of 1963
Columbus, OH
Buckeye Middle SchoolClass of 1963
Columbus, OH
John's Story
I JOINED MARINES NOV.1967,WENT TO CALIF.FOR BOOTCAMP&ITR.FROM THERE I CAME BACK HOME FOR A FEW DAYS THEN ONTO NAVAL AIR STATION MEMPHIS,WENT TO SCHOOL THERE FOR AWHILE AND THEN WENT TO NAS-GLYNCO GA. FOR FURTHER TRAINING IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.AFTER ABOUT A YEAR TOTAL SCHOOL,I WAS SENT TO MCAS CHERRY POINT N.C.,WHERE I SPENT 1 YEAR BEFORE HEADING TO THE PACIFIC COUNTRY OF JAPAN.VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, AND MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE,MOSTLY.AFTER 6 MONTHS HAVING A GREAT TIME, IT WAS OFF TO ANOTHER PAC. ISLAND,OKINAWA,ABOUT 1 HR. FLYING S. FROM IWAKUNI JAPAN,AND GETTING EVEN CLOSER TO VIET-NAM.OKINAWA WAS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LAND,MOST OLDER PEOPLE WERE AFRAID OF MARINES,BECAUSE OF THE INTENSE BATTLES AGAINST THE JAPANESE DURING W.W.2.AND THEY HAD WITNESSED THOSE BATTLES..ALMOST FORGOT,BACK TO JAPAN FOR A MOMENT,WHILE THERE I VISITED HIROSHIMA,THAT WAS WHER...Expand for more
E THE U.S. DROPPED THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB,THAT DESTROYED AN ENTIRE CITY,AND ALMOST ALL OF IT'S RESIDENTS,MANY WERE BURNED BADLY,AMONG MANY OTHER INJURIES.AT THE TRAIN STATION WE WERE "ATTACKED" BY STUDENTS PROTESTING US[AMERICAN MARINES] BEING THERE IN SUCH A SACRED PLACE,.IT REALLY DIDNT AMOUNT TO MUCH,YELLING,THROWING GARBAGE,AND BOTTLES,ONCE WE MADE IT BACK TO THE TRAIN STATION ALL WAS OK. FROM OKINAWA I WENT TO DA-NANG VIET NAM.SPENT 13 MONTHS THERE IN "I CORP AREA, WHICH WAS THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS/MOUNTAINS OF VIET-NAM. I GOT OUT OF MARINES AS SOON AS I GOT BACK TO CALIF.I GOT HOME,GOT MARRIED,WENT TO COLS.STATE FOR AWHILE,GOT A JOB IN TRANSPORTATION,MOVED TO TOLEDO,HAD 5 WONDERFUL CHILDREN,GOT A DIVORCE,MOVED BACK TO COLUMBUS,NEAR WHERE I GREW UP.ALMOST LIKE A FULL CIRCLE,BACK TO THE SOUTH SIDE,HERE IT IS STILL A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD.THAT IS IT.
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