Newbie on this forum from CA??

[gmerkt]

Welcome.

I used to do some of my shooting at Fort Ord.

 

[ma96782]

Aloha, Mark

 

[Chris831]

Welcome.

I used to do some of my shooting at Fort Ord.

Nice, I remember going their as a kid as my dad worked at the hospital over their. I do remember hearing about a shooting club located in Ft Ord way back when.

 

[gmerkt]

my dad worked at the hospital

That was probably the "new" multi-story hospital that was built on "The Hill" after my time there. When I was in the hospital at Fort Ord in 1969, it was still the old, wooden WW2 era hospital, dozens and dozens of single story wards connected by miles of covered walkways. Many of the large, training establishment army posts during the Vietnam era still had WW2 era hospitals like that. Some still in use, as at Fort Ord. When I was at Fort Huachuca, AZ, they were using their WW2 hospital for storage and training rooms. At Fort Leonard Wood, the WW2 hospital was being used as a stockade annex for violent and disturbed offenders. They've all been torn down now.

For whatever reason, it was not uncommon for outbreaks of meningitis to occur in those rambling, old WW2 era barracks and hospitals. I saw it happen at Fort Leonard Wood; it really caused a freak-out. All sorts of health precautions were put in action, sort of like the recent Covid era.

 

[CharlieDogo]

Welcome! I got away from California during the pandemic and moved to Washington.

 

[Chris831]

That was probably the "new" multi-story hospital that was built on "The Hill" after my time there. When I was in the hospital at Fort Ord in 1969, it was still the old, wooden WW2 era hospital, dozens and dozens of single story wards connected by miles of covered walkways. Many of the large, training establishment army posts during the Vietnam era still had WW2 era hospitals like that. Some still in use, as at Fort Ord. When I was at Fort Huachuca, AZ, they were using their WW2 hospital for storage and training rooms. At Fort Leonard Wood, the WW2 hospital was being used as a stockade annex for violent and disturbed offenders. They've all been torn down now.

For whatever reason, it was not uncommon for outbreaks of meningitis to occur in those rambling, old WW2 era barracks and hospitals. I saw it happen at Fort Leonard Wood; it really caused a freak-out. All sorts of health precautions were put in action, sort of like the recent Covid era.

Yup; that's where he was at. Even since the base closed in 1995; they turned in into a DOD building. I still drive by FT ord to get to Monterey from time to time and unfortunately; there's not too much left of the former Ft Ord.

 

[Chris831]

Welcome! I got away from California during the pandemic and moved to Washington.

Nice, what part of CA did you move from?