Hey james92026. I was a corpsman at the Via Manzoni hospital and was in charge of the newborn nursery for some months at perhaps the same time your first daughter was born. My buddy Joe Ortenzio worked there too and nicknamed boy babies “hamburgers” and girl babies “cheeseburgers”. So best regards to your “cheeseburger”.
Was the bar you mentioned the place that made great grilled ham and chess sandwhiches?
I was a corpsman working on Via Manzoni in '63-'64. My name is Archie Jones and I was called "Scramble" by some buddies. Was pals with Joe Ortenzio and Tony Cappadona.
It was a great time and I've been back on several occasions. I remember the canneloni at the Flamingo, the beach, ordering food out from one of the bars on Carravagio, hearing about Kennedy and much more.
Not good with names, but do remember the CPO "Shaky Jake" and...
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Was the bar you mentioned the place that made great grilled ham and chess sandwhiches?
It was a great time and I've been back on several occasions. I remember the canneloni at the Flamingo, the beach, ordering food out from one of the bars on Carravagio, hearing about Kennedy and much more.
Not good with names, but do remember the CPO "Shaky Jake" and...