Fort Ord? Do you remember?

Ft.Ord was my first duty station after basic. I was in Aco 1-18 Inf. Buffalos, we were the next battalion over from 2-9 Manchuse. In fact that's where our chow hall was at. We called it planet Ord, cause of the constant cloud cover. I ended up being transferred to Ft.Hood because of the closure, I'll never forget our MOP gear runs, our 12-24 mile road marches. I really had a blast there!!

I remember doing our 2-mile runs on the beach in the fog! LOVED PLANET ORD!

I also had the privilage of serving at Fort Ord and the 7th Infantry (L). I was a team leader and squad leader in 4-21 Infantry "Gimlets" from 1986-1987. I loved it there, I used to run my squad for PT to the beach every day, they were in the best shape of their lives. I taught and coached my squad Boxing. Four of my soldiers and myself won the Post Boxing Smokers in 1986. We deployed to Hawaii for a month, and they gave us a whole week off, that was awesome. My stay there was short, but memorable. My favorite place on Fort ord was Stillwell Hall, right on the beach. I would go out there to read, relax, and recharge my batteries. I still visit Fort Ord now-a-days. It is changed, but I rember it at its best.