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At last, it is announced at Monday Morning Training formation that, starting this Saturday morning, there will be an Inspection every Saturday morning which will include; personal, weapon and barracks after which for those who pass, a weekend pass all the way to 0500 hours the next Monday morning.

OK, the Field First Sgt. tells us, this means every "Friday night G.I. party" everyone restricted on Friday night to preparing which includes scrubbing clean, the walls and floors and all personal belongings including ones self, to be ready for Saturday Morning.

I couldn't help but notice Leroy who always was ahead of everyone else in well organized foot and wall locker layouts, well starched uniforms, shined shoes, brass and clean rifle and too, was always helping

the others who lagged behind in their preparation, shining their brass and shoes all

with a smile on his face. That was Leroy was always helping someone or picking up

trash throughout our area of responsibility.

And on Saturday morning, of course, everyone passes, we'd kill anyone who didn't,

because if one failed, the whole squad would be restricted and "no pass" too.

Thanks Leroy, you are quite a guy. After every Friday night barracks clean-up,

Leroy would walk through out the whole place cleaning little spaces that was missed

or or overlooked, never complaining or critisizing any one, just picking up and

looking after the rest of us, always with a smile on his face, that was Leroy.

1949 Cadillac

Friday G.I. Party

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As we are now declared, "Buddies" together, Joe, Leroy, Abel and myself call our parents and inform them that "we'll be Home for the weekend and Abel's Mom informs us that she will come and drive us.
Instead, Abel commandeers the 1949 Cad. after a few Beers at her house and we are on our way to my Dad's. He sure as hell surprises us with a huge table of Kalua Pig, lomi salmon and all the trimmings including a tub of Iced down Beer. My sister, Virginia was there to and got Leroy's attention as he later told me, "Bill, I think I'm in love with your sister".
After the meal and Beer my Dad puts his arm around Leroy and me and with tears in his eyes says, "you boys are going to war, it's going to be rough but you'll come back home and when you do, I'll be here again with a table full like this one and we will rejoice and thank the lord for your safe return, God Bless you all."
We then went to Leroy's home where he's single Mom welcomes us saying, "Leroy's home is your home too my boys" and again brought out food, but this time the beverage was Koolade, which we politely held in our hands pretending to be drinking it with delight. She was so gracious, full of love that showed for her Son, she had her walls covered with his school and childhood pictures. We all adopted her as our 2nd Mom.
Joe was from Maui so we couldn't go there however, he enjoyed all our homes as we all welcomed him. Not only
that, when I first met him, He asked where was I from and I told him from Hawaii Island but my Mom was from
Maui, He asked, where? and I told him her name and city, He replied excitedly, "I know Her, I sure know Vicky".
Waikiki was the place to go to for entertainment on special occasions of birthdays, anniversaries and such for our families So it made sense that we, also chose Waikiki on the first day of payday weekends and Hotel Street with it's lively Girl models and recreation activities the next few days, after that we would have to settle for Saimein ( oriental noodle dishes and Beer at Dot's Drive Inn in Wahiawa for the rest of the Month.

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