Check out Russell Irby's Home Page with photos from when he went ashore with UDT 12 in 1971!
 Before the LSTs could get into the lagoon, the Frogmen had to open the channel...

And then came Tom Grenier and his buddies.

They dredged the coral that was used to build the runway.  Here's a little photo essay on how they did it.

First, you set your charges and blow a big hole in the coral...

Then, you bulldoze out the rock...

Then, Harry and Joe haul all the "little rocks" to the crusher...

Then you have a party...

...and another...

...and another...

Or, you could go fishing and looking around the reef for whatever you could find...

Or, just hang around the Hootch...

With Jack and Mike

This is Ollie:

This is Panky:

This is Paulson:

Tom, Joe, and Lenny:

Or, you could "borrow" the commander's jeep and head to the Plantation...

Or, you could take the boat to your next party...

 ...where you could practice up for your next Rodeo!

But the best thing was to go to the annual USO show and look at what you really wanted...

Thanks, Tom, for the memories...

From Tom, 25 July 2008:
Hi Ted,
Three of us got together this past weekend for a mini-reunion at Len Ruff's house in Windsor Locks, CT.
We were all on DG with MCB-10  1974-1975.
Left to right - All EO's in MCB-10 - Tom Grenier, Lenny Ruff, Gary McCallum.
Kathy McCallum in front.  Gary and Kathy were married at the time (and still are after 34 years!) and many of the guys from MCB-10 might remember her as she and Gary had an apartment in Port Hueneme CA.
It was fun looking back at the pictures of everyone. Lots of good stories and memories.
Thanks,
Tom