Graduation day for Platoon 1016 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC on September 30, 1969. The two graduating Marines are Paul Wilson and Kermit Pannell together with their families. The Senior Drill Instructor for Platoon 1016 was SSgt L.M. Mosley and the Assistant DI's were SSgt G.W. Tomlin, Sgt R.G. Kiss and Sgt H.J. Freville.
@jmphmfic John - My name is Al Gentzler I too was with Sweet 16. I still live in the Phila area. I was on the little end...
abgmcl 1 month ago
I also graduated with 'Sweet 16' SSgt Mosley was a big dude - Tomlin and Freville were ADI along with Sgt Kiss - I think we were the only platoon with 4 DIs.. Al Gentzler - USMC 1969 - 1977 Semper Fi my brothers!
abgmcl 1 month ago
semper fi :(
MrSquidward2 2 months ago
its sad because they probably died in vietnam
SuperMatteo28 2 months ago
In Honor of Master GySgt William Lentz of MCTSSA and Ssgts Lancaster and Wetherspoon and Ansohn and GySgt H. Melendez, who had the professionalism and patience to turn a punk like me into a man and a Marine. You gentlemen are the finest and not forgotten. Semper Fi Cpl. D.C. Griffin
mollymaemorrissey 3 months ago
Viewing this old film of PI brought back some remarkable memories! I was in plt. 1034 when this was filmed, my plt. might have been one of the plt's. marching by. Myself and most of the plt. went on to nam,where they are today only God and themselfs know. Thanks for the memories! SEMPER- FI, Brothers!!!!
MrDdmau 5 months ago
I forgot to add that Sgt. Kiss was one of the meanest DIs I know of but he also taught us a lot. Being mean was his job and he did it well.
handejune 6 months ago
Sgt. Kiss was one of my ADIs. Platoon 177 graduated July 1969. Harry Hall
Semper Fi
handejune 6 months ago
I was platoon 2011 My name is Mark Daryl Henson;; semper fi bro'z
mattrockstonic 8 months ago
It's sad, a lot of these guys probably didn't make it through Vietnam. It's good to see that they had a few more proud, happy moments with their families before they shipped out.
dykwimtmno504 1 year ago