STORIES AND HUMOR
SUBIC BAY NAVAL BASE
The stories
linked below have been written by all who have lived the
experience.
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NOTICE!
SOME of these stories listed SHOULD NOT BE
VIEWED BY CHILDREN
without the
presents of an adult to choose that in which they want them to
read.
In order to bring out the true feel for how this wonderful place
was, some stories may offer adult discriptions within the story
lines. We only wish to bring out the truth and beauty of this
very unique place.
| Olongapo Girl: A Tale of
Prostitution By: The Sceptic From the files of "The Unquiet Collective", Quest of the Unquietmind. |
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| Subic Bay: My Favorite Active
Duty Assignment By: John Stacy, USMCR Subic Bay: Aug 1950 - Apr 1952 |
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| The Subic Bay - Olongapo
Memorial By: Bob Lingerfelt, USMC |
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| Philippines By: Charles W. Paige This story draws a great picture to how the serviceman experienced their stay at Subic Bay Naval Base. |
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| Zamboanga A song of the Americans stationed in Philippine posts or serving in the Asiatic Squadron. |
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| Corregidor Hymn An unnamed Marine from the 4th Marine Division wrote the following lyrics to the tune of the 'Marines Hymn', just before going into battle in Corregidor. |
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| You have been here to long when: A more humorous look at being in the Philippines. |
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| Not A Moment To Soon! By: Sgt Michael A. Yannutz |
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| Python Caught in Binictican
Housing By: Tom Elliott ETCM(SW) USN Retired |
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| Prepare To Dive! - Cartoon Humor Punchline: Ranirez |
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| My Experiance In The Brig By: Jail Bird |
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| A New Chief at the Photo Lab By: Dave Rice |
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| Collecting Shells at Grande
Island By: Jim Nichols But these were not your ordinary shells! |
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| This is My Olongapo Story! By: A Hurt Wife |
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| Philippine Island in the Sun By: Jim Nichols |
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| It Was Not All a Dream By: Liz |
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| Notice Of Return | |
| You think you can butterfly on
me? By: Daniel A. Bernath |
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| I've Been Robbed! By: Daniel A. Bernath |
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| I was off to the Philippines! By: George J. Stewart |
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| Getting Sea Sick! By: Allen E. Walker |
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| My Birthday Celebration | |
| The Damage of War By: Ronald Sills |
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| The Huks and Negritos By: Ronald Sills |
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| Philippine Flag for a Souvenir By: No Name Given Flag collecting at it's finest |
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| A Sailor's Game By: Michael P. Holden |
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| Some Memories of Subic Bay and
Olongapo, PI By: Dave T. An experinace of Subic Bay and Olongapo just days after the area was liderated. |
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| Steve
McQueen Would Be Proud By: Steve Mitchell The year is 1973, the dog days of the Vietnam War - Chapter 12 |
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| The Band Named
"Warship" Shares With You... MP3 Format A song or two commemorating the life of the Tin Can Sailor and his visits to Subic Bay |
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| Yank
Far East Report - April 1945 By: Sgt, Charles Pearson - Yank Staff Correspondent The story of the Zig Zag Pass Battle of WWII |
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| Cubi
Anthem By: Author Unknown Sung to the Whiffenpoof Song, aka - Baa Baa Black Sheep |
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| The
Legend of the Cubi Cat By: Art Giberson A Story about the Cubi Cat at the Cubi'o Club |
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| The
Evening Before Red Horse One Was Installed By: Donald G. Smiley A "not so public" part of the legend of Red Horse One |
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| The
Motorized Bonca Boat By: Jim Nichols, 1962 -1964 A Grande Island memory |
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| Battle
of Zig-Zag Pass By: Sergeant Dana Frame This is one mans personal experiance in the Battle of Zig Zag Pass |
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| Heat
Crazed Monkeys by: Don Dickensheet You best no steel my...... |
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| Prostitution
always was illegal by: AMSC Don Dickensheet, USN RET A real player or pimp dont pay fo no Bitches or Hos |
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| George
Dewey High School Blue Guard by: A student that was there An experiance from one students at George Dewey |
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| His
Time Came To An End! by: Fred Ferro, MA1 RET The story of a Marine and his additude in town |
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| The Olongapo Story by: Bamboo Breeze - July 28, 1953 - Vol.6, No.3 The history of Olongapo writen by the base paper at the time in 1953 |
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| Boat
#343 - Made it better! - 1952 By: Mel Wofford The building and creative operations of Boat #343 |
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| I
Could Never Have Loved Another Woman By: Bill Elder This story speaks for itself |
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| Souvenir
Handbook of Olongapo in Subic Bay By: Mariano L. Bada and Leonardo DelRosario A quick story on the history of Olongapo and Subic Bay |
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| The
First Time I Went To The PI By: Don Dickensheet A Sailors first time experiance in the Philippines |
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| Armed
Forces Police/Military Police Duty By: Fred Ferro Things are not always black and white |
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| Playing
Tag With The AFP Units By: Fred Ferro The title tells it all |
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| A
Cubi Point Update By: The Bubman The sites and feelings of the Cubi Point area as it is today. |
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| Olongapo
Scams and the Honest Guy By: Mark McMenamin Some of the scams of Olongapo and an unexpected surprise. |
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| While
at Subic as a Teenager By: Tom Campbell As they always say, don't drink the water. |
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| Tears
at Olongopo By: Dave Beekman Reality seen during Shore Patrol. |
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| Crusing
in an Old AMC Government Sedan By: Fred Ferro, MA1 RET Why would someone be crusing the EM Club? |
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| What
A Place! By: David L. Etheredge, STG3 One of ( I'm sure) many stories he could tell. |
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| The
Desire For An Origin By: Rachael Rigsbee This didn't just happen to the Filipinos. |
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| The
Height Of Our Flag On Base By: William T Gardiner, You best watch what you flash on base. |
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| Blasting
The Hill of Cubi Point By: Wayne Allee First hand experiance of some construting of Cubi Point. |
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| I
will never forget, not even if I tried By: Edd Vitsun Airncraft Nothing ever stays the same, but some things can never be forgotten. |
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| Thanks
to Subic Base and Olongapo By: Jordon Memories and Thanks to the Base we loved |
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| Water
Skiing with Lizards & Snakes By: Dave Beekman And that’s the truth… as I remember it |
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| First Impressions Count
By: David Story about the EM Club |
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| Co-Service Co-Operation
By: David Story about the EM Club |
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| Olongapo... what else?
By: David Etheredge The type of experiance you don't forget easly |
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| O' Jeepney Driver - (added 6-24-13) Sung to the tune of "Take Me Home, Country Roads, "by John Denver" |