Posted on Jun 8, 2015
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ALL New Connections - Back by Popular Demand! I'm still receiving some great photos from all you RP Members. THANKS!

Keep them coming!

All you photogenic military personnel out there in RP Land let’s have a little photo session just to lighten it up today! Share the first photograph or the earliest photograph of yourself when you entered the military and tell us the date of the photo.

I'll start with Private Burroughs in 1975 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO & end with Colonel Mikel in 2005!
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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1996~ I don't have many photos in uniform, but this is a much younger Cpl Kennedy back in my 3/1 days.
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PO1 Kerry French
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Not my first... 1) Re-enlisting 2) Shellback day 3) In the field with the Marines 4) On the ship
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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PO1 Kerry French thanks for sharing the great photos with the RP Group
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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Oh My another Shellback. That was a cultural enlightenment I won't quickly forget, especially as a CTO1 my Subordinates had a lot of fun at my expense.
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PO1 Kerry French
PO1 Kerry French
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I wouldd HATE to go through as a first class...
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PO1 Lester Frilling
PO1 Lester Frilling
10 y
Yea I went through it as a First Class too !! :)
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Then there was back in the day when I was filling in for George
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Wanda Afualo-Carey
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9 y
LOL! Should've known George would have a sexy muscle car!!!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
9 y
LCDR Karl Stout - Great photo Karl!
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SPC Steve Garson
SPC Steve Garson
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George traded in his horse for a set of sharp wheels!
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Ok here is a real photo
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Cpl Martha Deithorn
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Boot Camp Parris Island, SC 1994
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Cpl Martha Deithorn Great photo - thanks for sharing!
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Cpl Lloyd Dubois
Cpl Lloyd Dubois
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Marines are not suppose to smile in photos. lol
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Cpl Martha Deithorn WOW! You haven't changed much and if you have changed a little, it's sure for the best.
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
CW5 Sam R. Baker
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Didn't know that Marines were allowed to smile
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LTC Jason Strickland
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This is an oldie (circa 1990), but a good one. As a cadet at California State University, Sacramento, negotiating the one-rope bridge during a Ranger Challenge practice, a local news reporter came over and snapped this photo.
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Capt Brandon Charters
Capt Brandon Charters
10 y
LTC Jason Strickland - Looks familiar! Yosemite Hall ropes course?
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LTC Jason Strickland
LTC Jason Strickland
10 y
Not quite Capt Brandon Charters; however not far from the beloved Sac State ROTC building. #StingersUp
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2LT Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Officer
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Great Photo!! =)
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Deborah Gregson
Deborah Gregson
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LTC Jason Strickland - Sac State, '77.
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SFC William Farrell
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Me at Camp Saint Barbara, Korea, only a few short miles south of North Korea. But what did i know as a skinny Brooklyn kid! Korea is a beautiful country and I loved my time there. Would have stayed there even longer but i had reenlisted to go to Nam, the war was winding down and my twin brother was on his way over. The next pic is me and my twin in Nam shortly after he arrived. I got there first. First thing he did was hit me up for five bucks for one of the "comfort" girls! In the posed shot, i am the one on the right with the puss face on. Forty four years later and I still cant pose for pics! The one with the Cobra was with the 101st Aviation Battalion in Phu Bai, 1971. If you notice, still have the puss face! One of the ones i never did get to fly in. I would have loved that!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Great photo SFC William Farrell - thanks for sharing
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SFC William Farrell
SFC William Farrell
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Me in Korea, seven months after entering Army.
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LTC Kevin B.
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Taken during AIT at Fort Sam Houston in early 1985. I don't miss the Elvis collars.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Great photo LTC Kevin B. Hey don't forget to connect with me on RP - thanks
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SSG Melvin Nulph
SSG Melvin Nulph
10 y
Never cared for them either, lol...
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1LT Quartermaster Officer
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I remember the big a$$ butter fly collars! I had one pair of those issued to me in 1986 at basic. Then my Drill grabbed me by that huge collar right back to CIF and made the 'civilian' give me an updated uniform. Was hysterical! You are right ... they were freakin' huge!
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MAJ Deputy Director, Combat Casualty Care Research Program
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During officer basic.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Thanks for Sharing MAJ (Join to see)
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MAJ Bill Maynard
MAJ Bill Maynard
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During officer basic?? CPT? Are you a direct commission?
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MAJ Bill Maynard Yea, I came in with a PhD so did the direct commision/fork and knife school.
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SSgt Charles Edwards
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Not my first, but was taken at Ramstein AFB the day I graduated from Airman Leadership School (November 2004).
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Great photo, thanks for sharing SSgt Charles Edwards
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CPT Bob Moore
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Here are some of my earlier ones.... and one that is still almost 10 years ago, but much newer than the pictures of that young kid....
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SPC Mark Brown
SPC Mark Brown
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Loved Camp Humphreys back in the 1960's
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