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Other items of note...LT John Phillips Sousa had 14 bands here. in 1942 the first African American recruit trained here.
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If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
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Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
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Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
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Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
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'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
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Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
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Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
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My grandfather trained there.
I trained there, and was also stationed at NAS Pensacola. 2 great historic Naval Bases.....
When I was station there, I never had time to take in and appreciate the grand architecture, I do recognise the mess hall, as we went there 3 times a day....in and out with only 10 minutes to eat!
I was there in 1957. Never remembered how it looked. Thanks for posting the pic
I was at NTC Orlando...Isn't it amazing what we didn't see ! These were in my Grandfathers belongings.
very beautiful building!!!!!!!!!!!
my dad was in that building for training!!!!!!!! and they add on that those building from what he says.
Thanks tlmbaran,pickingupbones,Tom, AR8Jason, and BELLIN68. Be sure to visit the other NTC pics !