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COL BB YARBOROUGH
This is dad's Marine Corps retirement portrait taken circa 1985. He was all Marine. He loved the Marines and the family loved the Marines and we loved him. A great man which I hope will not be forgotten any time soon!
This is also the pictures that is running with the obit next to this pic.
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FINAL OBIT COLBB.docx
This is the obituary that will run in the LA Times and OC Register.
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MY DADS BIO HE WROTE IN 2011
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A picture of my dad's sister, Jimmie Lee, on which my dad kept track of the places he went and the ships he was on during his time in the Pacific during WWII. It's amazing that he returned when I see all those names: Enewetok, Guam, Tinian, Saipan, Okinawa, China...
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Korea circa 1952
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Dad, Camp Pendleton, CA. He could have been in the movies...
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Korean War with fellow Marines.
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Korea War
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This is a tight crop from the prior photo.
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Korea circa 1952
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After marrying my mom, November 7, 1951. The Chapel at Camp Pendleton. The place is now on the National Historic Register. I like to think its because they got marries there.
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Heading out after being married at Camp Pendleton. CA on November 7, 1951.
They were married 63 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Korean War circa 1952
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Korean War circa 1952.
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Korean War circa 1952. Marines and beer, forever, always...
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Korean War circa 1952
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On board a plane for a fellow Marine Officers 1000th jump (or something along those lines)...
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A Change of Command ceremony in the 1960's at Camp Pendleton, CA. Dad is on the right.
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Dad and a friend in Texas after WWII and before Korea. He actually got out of the Marines after WWII as a Corporal and then reenlisted when Korea broke out. He didn't get his rank back and was a Private again, though not for long. He was selected for OCS during the Korean war and became an a Marine Second Lieutenant in 1951.
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Dad loved his time as an MP on Camp Pendleton in the 1950's. Here, he and a friend pose for a fun pic...
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San Francisco, 1943. Dad spent a lot of time in San Francisco prior to shipping out to the Pacific was in WWII. He has some wild stories from that time... I'm certain dad kept the crazier ones to himself!
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San Francisco, 1943
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Dad, right, in Texas circa 1930...
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Dad in Korea circa 1951 - 1952.
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Dad loved to tell the story of when he brought beer in his pack up to the front lines. After a long day hiking up to the lines, he and another Marine, I believe a Lieutenant, got into their bunker and the LT said something along the lines of "I'd give a months pay for a beer right now.." Dad the senior of the two men, replied "Don't be too reckless Lieutenant..." and pulled out two large bottles of Sapporo (or Asahi) beer... Those stories are worth their weight in gold.
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WWII. I believe he said this was Okinawa but it could have been Saipan or Tinian.
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This is likely from the early to mid 1960's. I got to wear those Captain's bars after he made Major. See the next picture-->
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CRIS CIRCA 1966...?
I am wearing the captains bars that my dad wore in the prior picture. My mom took dad's old Gabardine utilities and tailored them down to my size. At that time, Gabardine was no longer used and when I went on base with my dad, dressed like a Marine, all the active Marines thought my uniform was great. They loved Gabardine.
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Dad in China circa 1946
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Dad on ship, I believe on the way back from China, 1946.
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Dad in China circa 1946
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Dad in China circa 1946. He was with a Chinese Colonel that was dumped on him by officers who are supposed to take him around. My dad the Corporal spent time with him. We've always wondered what may have happened to him after the Communists won. Probably nothing good.
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Dad in Korea I believe...
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Dad during the Korean War, 1951 or 1952
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