G,Day Mates I posted my article in General Military History and I think I may have posted it in the wrong area "Shore Patrol In Subic Bay 1965-1974"
If anyone care to look at this article and respond to it, please do as I need some follow-up information. The following is introducing my self from the above article

I don’t know if this is in the correct area but here goes so let me introduce myself…
My name is John Raspe and resides in Adelaide Australia, yes from down-under and I was in the RAN during the Vietnam days (69/70) as a Weapons Mechanic onboard the HMAS Vendetta 08. The Vendetta visited Subic Bay several times during those years of 1969-1970. During the visits I just had the bad luck to get the Shore Patrol duty outside of the Subic Bay Naval Base, not once but twice and some other duties. You did not volunteer for this it was part of the ships daily rosters of who went ashore for R-n-R and who didn’t (sailors would know how this works.
Fo more reading on this please go to

http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/183198221/m/4220044901001

veteran08nam@adam.com.au

G-day Mate
I enjoyed reading all your posts on Subic. I was stationed there from Sept 62 to july 64. The make up of shore patrol were AFPs that were personnel stationed at the NavSta and were permenat, Marine Personnel at the Main Gate and ran the Brig and temporary personnel assigned by the day from ships inport. There were many of the things which brought back memmories. I stood shore patrol there when inport on ships. On one occasion a Filippino some what drunk came up to me and tried to give me his 45. I told him I didn't need one. Finnaly got away from him. Another favorite was the two sp's that were ahead of us were walking under the big tree by the chuch at the wye jct. and a very large snake droped from the tree onto one of the sailors. he screamed like hell threw up his arms and took off running. Never did see him for the rest of the night. I was 19 when I was statined there and life has never been the same since. My first time to subic was on the Coral Sea. My friends and I walked to the far end of the road and went into a bar which was upstairs with a short balcony and had a sign which read "Check your guns and weapons before entering" those were the days my fiends those were the days. Westpac

Westpac that monkey meat was good wasnt it,I remember that sign but cant remember which bar it was in.Question,Did you ever see a dog while you were stationed there,I made 3 westpac cruises and was in Subic about 20 times and never saw a dog.

I did see a few dogs in the armed forces and in just about every bar I went into but they seemed to look better the more I drank

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Westpac that monkey meat was good wasnt it,I remember that sign but cant remember which bar it was in.Question,Did you ever see a dog while you were stationed there,I made 3 westpac cruises and was in Subic about 20 times and never saw a dog.

Never saw a dog, but did see a hog that washed up on the camel between our ship and the pier.

Later on it was gone. By concidence we had pork on the menu for lunch that day.

I will never forget Subic Bay,Before joining the navy I had a lot of experience chasing my female cousins around and most were very fast,When I got to Subic Bay in 1959 I was like a kid in a candy store,You didnt have to chase them.I would go to the bars trying to make my mind up who I wanted to be with and would just give up and choose one.Reminded me of Amsterdam Holland walking up and down canal street window shopping.

I saw a few dogs in the two years there, rumor has it if I remmeber right that White dogs were the best eating. Dogs didn't fair much better in Nam. Had one on one of the Swiftboats who's name was Mutt. We had orders cut for QM3 Mutt and her dependents when we departed Vung Tau. Mutt Would raise all kinds of hell whenever a VN would come by. Westpac

Westpac looks like we have crossed paths,I was on the USS TOLOVANA AO146 during the time you was aboard the USS Coral Sea and remember refueling your ship more than once in fact I was a young BM3 and rig captain on station 8 hooked up to your aft refueling station.

Boats tis possible, on the 61-62 westpac cruise I was one of the unrep helmsmen and enjoyed looking down on the action from the Stbd Bridge wing. Saw alot of sailors get drenched durning the not so calm evolutions. Have a good day Westpac.

Another thing that we would try in Subic was to try to have a drink in every bar. It was a task that was super fun but never did we succeed, so many bars to short the days. Westpac living cannn't be beat.

When I was in Subic 1969 and 1970 there were approx 350 bars and that was in Rizal Avenue later changed to the noww famous Magsaysay Drive

I was there in the eighties and the joke that went around was-

What do you call a PI with a dog - ans: A pet owner

What do you call a PI with 5 dogs - A Rancher...

I used to say a prayer that we would get underway early-too many drinks & too much pu..y-I would be just worn out. No place like it-I feel sorry for the youngsters in the Navy today-it was special. I know there are a lot of splittails in now-I cant imagine what that would be like? What is liberty like now-what is the best port of call nowadays-anyone know?

Take care

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What is liberty like now-what is the best port of call nowadays-anyone know?

On Topic Please! This is another thread

Do any of you remember Buzzards Nest between olongopo and Subic and paying drivers extra for each jeepni passed ? Ever wake up with a case of Coyote ugly , or beat one of the girls at pool when real money was on the table ?

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Do any of you remember Buzzards Nest between olongopo and Subic and paying drivers extra for each jeepni passed ? Ever wake up with a case of Coyote ugly , or beat one of the girls at pool when real money was on the table ?

I rode one of those jeeps from Olongopo to Clark Air Field and wanted to stop and get drunk before I got there.

Now you want to talk about wild drivers,In the late 50s and 60s in Japan you would have to be drunk to ride one of those cabs,We would set in the back seat and yell something like hiyako (cant spell it)and the driver would drive like a mad man,Of course we were about half crazy to yell that.

Subic Bay,Brings back so many memories for a old man,Only wish I had more money while I was there,I had all of the fun that my paycheck would allow.

Ahhh Subic Bay, did two Westpac tours in 68 and 69.

I still remember walking over the bridge listening to "change your dollars at the bank of the phillippines"

and was always amazed that the women knew more about out deployment then we did.

what were those eggs called that they buried in the ground for a week or two? bellutes?

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Ahhh Subic Bay, did two Westpac tours in 68 and 69.

I still remember walking over the bridge listening to "change your dollars at the bank of the phillippines"

and was always amazed that the women knew more about out deployment then we did.

what were those eggs called that they buried in the ground for a week or two? bellutes?

Balut. they're not buried in the ground. They're just half incubated and cooked.

the ones buried in the ground is a chinese thing which do taste a little 'earthy'.

In the Philipines, there is a delicacy which consists of fertilized eggs, placed in a glass jar of vinegar and buried for months. "Balut, Ballut, Baluks" is a duck egg buried in warm sand until the embryo is half developedand tastes gross.In the Philippine markets, known as ballut, where an egg on the eighteenth or nineteenth day of hatching was given a quick boiling and when opened produced a fresh young bird, said to be real tasty by Americans who tried the dish.

The Chinese cultures have historically fermented foods by burying them underground, producing a rotted, yet edible delicacy. The Chinese buried - eggs various Chinese condiments "eggs of ancient vintage, black in color" The Chinese eggs that are buried in the ground and later dug up as a gourmet treat, were less ripe as regards odor than our famous cheeses.
"Thousand Year Old Eggs" are really only about 100 days old. Duck eggs are mainly used instead of chicken eggs. The raw eggs are buried in the ground in a mixture of clay, lime, salt, tea and straw. This mixture leaches into the shell and egg, making the interior smooth and creamy—like a ripe avocado in texture. The yolk turns a vivid green and the white various shades of yellow, blue and green. It has been compared to the colors of a black opal.To eat them, wash the eggs clean, shell them and slice into quarters. The flavor is rich, pungent and cheese-like.
Also called Pine Flower Eggs in American Chinese markets

Cooked dog go to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loupiote/sets/1652923/

Monkey Meat go to
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=monkey+meat&m=text

Monkey Brains go to
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1143404580054997870VUALXp
And another interesting site go to
http://petroleum.berkeley.edu/patzek/Harmful/Materials/...k_times_04_27_05.htm

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In the Philipines, there is a delicacy which consists of fertilized eggs, placed in a glass jar of vinegar and buried for months. "Balut, Ballut, Baluks" is a duck egg buried in warm sand until the embryo is half developedand tastes gross.In the Philippine markets, known as ballut, where an egg on the eighteenth or nineteenth day of hatching was given a quick boiling and when opened produced a fresh young bird, said to be real tasty by Americans who tried the dish.
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ummmm... OK .... I'm pretty sure the duck eggs weren't buried coz the couple years I've lived there, I've never seen them bury the eggs. And for most people in the west, balut and pretty much anything that isn't found in MacDonald's, KFC or Pizza Hut is nasty.

There's another way the duck egg is cooked which isn't half incubated and it's simply boiled and turns out more like a hard boiled egg it's called 'Penoy' --- hehe I know it sounds like something else. It tastes like hard boiled egg.

Hey Rustbucket!
This will bring back a memory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xstBFAe4Yk