From left, Lt. "Tom" Esslinger and Lt. "Chuck"
Schneider.
03-18-02
I was taking another look at Dave
Powell's photos, and the one of Lt. Schneider and his guitar jogged
my memory.
From left, Lt. "Tom" Esslinger and Lt. "Chuck"
Schneider.
You mention the sing-alongs there, and since one of my jobs was manning the battalion radio, I was witness to a number of of the song fests. One song that sticks out in my mind was sung by the Skipper. It was to the tune of "Blow the Man Down." Here's what I recall:
Come all you young fellow's who follow the sea.
Come all you young fellow's and listen to me.
We're off to Korea, it's not very far.
It's just a police action it isn't a war.
So don't call out the Army,
Don't call out the Navy,
Don't call out the Coast Guard
Just call out the Corps.
I really don't know what interest others may have,
it just came back to me, and I felt like sharing it.