MACS-8 Mini-reunion‏

In 1963, Corporals Bill "Charlie" Bascom, Dan Carbaugh, Gary Zehnder and Doug Brane were all stationed together at New River as radio repair technicians. After their active duty all returned to college after which Bill became an English teacher in Missouri; Dan became a technical representative for Westinghouse and lived all over the world; Doug was in the water purification business in Florida; and Gary worked for a number of airlines including United, Republic and Northwest and lived in Minnesota.

In October of this year (2009), they got together again for the first time in 45 years in Beaufort, where they attended a moving graduation ceremony of 474 new Marines at Parris Island and spent a few days telling lies and even a few true stories about their experiences in the Corps and since.

When Bill's wife asked him who had changed the most since they had last met, he said that no one had really changed much. When he last saw his friends in 1963, all the parts were there, but now 45 years later, the parts had been completely assembled, and they were still a great bunch of guys.

MACS-8 Corporals Bascom, Carbaugh, Zehnder, and Brane
October 2009, MCRD Parris Island