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teams of two--with our weapons and our gear in a ‘water proof’ bag--and --using our compass--swam to a pre arranged location on the beach. These surf training days were uncomfortable--we were cold, covered with sand and yet we trained hard--running in the sand--sleeping when we could --wrapped in our ponchos to curb the chills.
Part of our training regimen took us to the Bridgeport Mountain Warfare Training Center--in the Sierra Nevada Mountains--this training was also rigorous and involved cold weather survival techniques, warfare techniques, skiing, snow shoe training, etc. The entire Battalion was involved in this training during the Winter of
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