Jennifer Magalong, Salvador Magalong, and Michelle Magalong

00:01 Hi, I'm Michelle magalong. I am 42 years old. And today is Sunday, August 16th. 2020. I am in Washington DC. I am talking today with my father Salvador magalong and I I am his daughter one of his daughters.

00:25 My name is Jennifer magalong. I am 46 years old. Today is Sunday, August 16-20 20. I'm here in Corona, California, and I'm here with my father Salvador. I'm going and my sister Michelle McGowan.

00:45 My first name is Salvador magalong. I'm 75 years old. Today's date is Sunday 16 20/20. We are located here in Corona.

00:59 California my conversation partner is my daughter Michelle and other daughter Jennifer magalong.

01:12 All right.

01:13 All right, Dad ready to talk about with your military career United States Navy retired US Navy.

01:32 And went when did you enlist? I was in Richmond on January 13th 1967.

01:42 How old are you? I was 23 years old then.

01:47 And what made you what inspired you to enlist in the US Navy when you were?

01:58 What really makes me interested to join but you always tell me is it's like the front porch light little boy who dream is to join the u.s. Navy.

02:10 One of my cousin who is retired during the Navy. His name is Adrian Berwyn who died already joined the Navy in 1946.

02:20 Has lots of excitement about is talked about in his

02:29 Job in the military

02:31 Salice Rose inspired you.

02:38 Joining the Navy by then.

02:42 Job is hard to find in the Philippines money is the problem and looking at those guys are retired from baby, dear Willow.

02:58 That's not what I had in mind to join the Navy.

03:05 That's what I was his part 4 years after graduation from high school 1960.

03:14 Before it's hard to come in inside the inside the

03:19 Outside the US inside and join the u.s. Navy recruitment us

03:34 Filipinos in sleep very limited. That's why I'm lucky to join the u.s. Navy.

03:48 Example I remembered it to my birthday September 2nd my first exam in the inside the base in Sandpoint.

03:58 We are about a hundred thirty applicants and they only took 13 after older after the selection of what I'm going to give us the exam that selection for interview. 430 is 10% exam and one of them did you have to do

04:23 Written exam step by step

04:45 January

04:48 Yeah, I enlisted 13th, January 1967 Lincoln take a break for about 2 weeks and then go back inside the base folder for my issue older uniforms and everything.

05:18 We feel excited because like I said.

05:24 Money you start then like I said, the one week salary is only gets about $6.

05:35 For your whole family

05:44 Car company Mercedes-Benz in the Philippines they were in the dealership and that's what we received a week. And then what face do you said you got you went back to to get all the formerly known as smoothie Philippines?

06:10 And then when did you go to bootcamp?

06:14 Yeah, we leave the 13. We started to get a ride from an airplane going to San Diego on 27th, January.

06:31 How did you go?

06:35 Going from the base in Cavite to go to NES with an aircraft is waiting for us to about 30 of us are recruits to write on the airplane going to in Asia to Japan.

07:12 NES Midway Island and in The Barbers Point, Hawaii

07:21 Our last leg of trip from Barbers Point to NES, Oakland, California

07:28 And then from Oakland, California to he give us a ride to San Diego to

07:35 Get us a bus inside the MPC San Diego recruitment area.

07:42 The naval Training Center angry about 9 in the evening and they directed us to Avery Avery.

08:04 Recruitment two buildings, where were they make 30 30 recruits in one in one one of the building?

08:17 We scared straight shots left and right.

08:29 Come on with it. Go go go go go go to wear your uniform.

08:38 The military uniform

08:41 It so fun.

08:50 Play It's You Feel acid tuition. Where am I going to finish or am I going to get out a mistake?

09:11 What was Jared they get sent back?

09:15 Sometimes when you make some more unnecessary comments or actions because you were being investigated Sometimes some people can can do that in right off of their mind. That's why.

09:34 You think there was something like that?

09:37 Discriminating because you were Filipino

09:40 You feeling that way but it's not in recruit training day. They just suspect so everyone will be in the in the right direction.

09:52 Would be some standing in the end of my soul.

10:08 Bebe

10:21 Wonder Bowl favorites

10:26 It is all this American food spare ribs.

10:49 Yeah, December someone when you reach the old muscle graduate from the naval training the did they send you to the world send back pictures of chili cook out how many people get to do that?

11:33 Disturbed food like the submarines once you know the the style of the submarine it almost doubles the submarine because everything is because I mean, how do you get the food there?

11:56 Some of the uses for the kitchen and cooking oil and everything in it to you in the month of June.

12:07 November and December that's when the climate in Antarctica is the oldest on this web the ships come in and they gave us that we shall know about almost three days and three nights deal of loaded on a forklift and put them in the freezer rotation. How long was your rotation October November December? What years were you there last day of 1980?

12:53 1984 I was transferred to the US.

13:04 All of them Filipino The Examiner that the first day or right after run this boarding the aircraft the pick you up on our special special the bring it to the place where they give you about 10 Lobster. How much lobsters for you?

13:42 Finish what you could finish it. What did he tell you that?

13:47 After I eat this is your famous seven.

13:51 The winning number is 9

13:53 First time trying

13:56 Oh, yeah.

14:00 What's that? What did you think after trying lobster for the first time do the ice McMurdo Antarctica every Wednesday?

14:27 Kirkland

14:32 Lobster get what you want.

14:38 About at the mess hall when you first came in that boot camp for their Filipinos there at the mess hall when you started.

14:49 The name did you befriend them?

14:56 Build the new recruits in their graduated the recruit about three months of the work back to the store.

15:08 And you went you went to cooking school right after boot camp then right?

15:16 After

15:18 General Richard Brody marks

15:21 It was month of April of 67 to May descendants 2 to 5 weeks of cooking school.

15:33 Yo Deportes on the owner owner Supply Supply rating. They assign us to supply Redding. That's what I meant. And then do it the send you to a Avery part of the ship or overseas. They like that they give you the assignment.

15:52 But was it only Filipinos that we're going to the cooking school open school?

16:10 School

16:12 What did you learn in cooking school?

16:15 All of this in cooking school day

16:19 It's a two-pronged things where you get a lot of cooking and management over the barracks where most officers of birth on you to get everything from starting from the changing the Linens bringing the uniforms for dry cleaning and

16:41 Serving them food. Sometimes the school cooking or practitioner. A Democrat is allowed to make their beds and everything like that.

17:01 Take care of a bird shirt. I used to take care of 35 rooms.

17:07 Someone by some of the officers that I work with. Many years. Did you do that? Mechanic? That's the one when I was I was

17:36 Able to change my rate instead of being a cook abortion. I was able to change my route to work with her hair prefer.

17:46 Equipment maintenance

17:49 Where I wear my job in the Philippines goes before I join the Navy I am a mechanic for Mercedes Benz for 5 years.

17:57 And that really fits my what have I have interest in life to be a mechanic everything to the maintenance mechanic anything. Anything yellow equipment that flies on aircraft on either in Inland or aboard ship is what the equipment I work with.

18:22 What was the first ship you wear on in Norfolk, Virginia?

18:33 What was it like getting on a big carrier ship like that Portsmouth Virginia to be reworked with everything being so you something the flight dicks. They put that ship flooded and empty. So you could see the 25-54 propellers.

19:09 Become a psychic.

19:17 Read write and then transferred into doing mechanical work. How long did it take you to to transfer or to be promoted because changing raped by then the first few years but never used to restrict. As Filipinos can handle on right today. Some Filipinos are commanding officer aboard ship now.

19:46 And they gave us a chance to spread out until sorry. I was able to change my rate while we were in PCB Bridge before we are we are assigned by then with some of my friends in in PC Ben Bridge, Maryland. So, Maryland and Washington DC is very close by when I was changing my wreck to become a mechanic from Coco. I was so lucky that the old man who is handling the detailing for us in the mechanical jobs.

20:24 It's a very good very good old man is Azazel come over. I'll tell you something. I will come into the room. So he visited the Pentagon on the month of June to see the old man and control my rate being the mechanical Ray. So I'm leaving the cooking job. I was lucky to have that old man. He helps me a lot.

20:52 The old man is I called him. He is my is my papa because he he offered me to make a choice right in front of me sit here for you and I'll tell you what to do. When your next you're not working on. Your next Duty station is your next Duty station big boobs bigger.

21:19 Little brother

21:30 Jennifer was just born.

21:35 Arnold yes it playing jumpy and jumping on unknown the windows. And here I am I reading reading myself to travel by myself broke in PC Ben Bridge, Maryland after I graduated. I thought I was getting ready all of those things their graves and anything.

21:57 On 101 car. Jennifer Arnold went to National City already and then you told me once you told me once that you had a choice or they gave you a two options to either transfer to San Diego, right or stay on the east coast and serve in in Washington, DC.

22:33 If your if I take it back. Might be Taylor on the cooking on the cooking side of the Navy. My detailer is my is my like my father to fix their cars. That's why he he really likes me because because of that I know how to fix cars and like why you said you give me the give me a choice by the old man here mechanic outside.

23:03 Ask me is this new one, Florida?

23:06 San Diego

23:09 Mom up to today and you can Florida. No I said something to offer us be happy all of this if I eat if I often Florida's I get the San Diego with some hardships caused by myself by myself, and then maybe going to be here. I don't think so. We don't waste time.

23:50 De Casas y derecho Advantage is taking San Diego and order to work here and he retired and who's taking care of my older sister anything you you want to visit you from Los Angeles to the ice. Another flight must have Chief Route 79 visit.

24:33 One of the highlights with

24:36 If you know if you know something like I'm good at working cuz I was able to even handle our own the officers. He allowed me. What will his car on that gets me into trouble one time. I'm here comes the old man asking like you're my book here comes down at work and working with Scott outside that you asked me what you're doing. Please.

25:20 Oh, yeah.

25:26 That when you wear in boot camp.

25:30 Alright mom yet.

25:33 How are you Mom and childhood?

25:49 Your papa and my papa

25:56 Get it together.

26:07 Young women interested in you buying for you when you wear a bachelor in the Navy and coming home?

26:16 That's what I heard from some of our elders in the Philippines.

26:20 It's raping mom has a 100 others are just a day or so when you were when you were early in and everything a young single Bachelor.

26:44 Dreams and being in the Navy like what what were you dreaming about four for your life being in the United States?

26:56 Weeki Wachee chain getting older

27:05 And they're getting wiser seeing all of this.

27:10 Things overseas

27:13 And comparing it to the Philippines.

27:17 You either help you if you harm or something too for thinking like

27:22 Number one is the racing of family.

27:26 Once you mix up the first

27:30 Into 15 years

27:33 Racing your family. This is the reflection of your room.

27:39 Watch that smell anywhere. So I figure it out.

27:42 Where are you at? You think about my my first thinking was to

27:50 Bipolar doctors for farming in the Philippines. That's one of my biggest brain while I was if I didn't join the Navy and my elders equipment in the Philippines.

28:04 You bought equipment for your family to use in this looking very hopeful by then.

28:24 Earn money what you did to didn't you help send like you're some of your family members the nursing school.

28:35 Yo-yo your auntie

28:39 Alorica was the first recipient of the money referred to as being a nurse.

29:02 Zika extra money the Scissor Sisters

29:11 In any way already tomorrow where we are able to get them some money and dope.

29:21 And then we because you enlisted in the US Navy you got you a citizenship, right? You're a naturalized citizen and then staying with Mom when she became your wife and then you know, you were able to petition for other family members to come and see you as and become naturalized citizens like Mom's dad your grandpa and mom sister are 24 other family members and then for us for kids to be American citizens not in your mind when you like enlisted and was in boot camp that you'd be helping out, you know, so many family members because of your service.

30:22 They make regulator. Let's see if they make racial policy. They were able to smooth that out that you could bring service military dependents and convince parents like that. Very good.

30:40 What are you?

30:43 Thankful for giving the service your 20 years of service in the Navy.

30:48 Willow

30:50 It really is. It's really a big a big boost for us.

30:55 If it were within if I didn't join the Navy.

31:01 With like I said, I was able to pass the requirement for the Navy.

31:06 Everything from starting to get onto a bus going somewhere point for examine everything. There are some big push for my friends.

31:17 My friends who are who work with me with Mercedes-Benz you are able to give me some money in the Navy and you need money for you. Talkin money one of my good friend get me a bite. There is about $300.

31:33 We work in the wheelbarrow in engine and then when they old man owner.

31:46 8.43 and some of those people who are very very helpful to find them nowadays to get invite one of them wrote me a letter on his little bit money for rent.

32:23 The first night when we go to Sandy Point to make sure they will be my first entrance exam. He was the one who bring me to rain so hot today still need the water in possible to Manila and we were able to arrive at about getting except for maybe tomorrow. Tomorrow is my third we are about night and he would give me some points and exam.

33:04 I'm disappointed that exam. That's what comes out tomorrow morning in front of me and the things that they need to 3901 Richmond Road.

33:24 I was already it's really.

33:27 Beautiful to me final exam. Day is your interview.

33:49 What weather

33:59 Jerma, technicians every day at work. So just white people are of my problem. Is it why aren't you scared? Yo, when comes their name then do it is by Third Day the guy look at me and sees you won't believe exist. How's the weather outside?

34:33 Thanks. I really hope Stokes me like a toast piece by piece together.

34:39 Res life for something a bit of future if you could give advice to you Salvador at 7.

34:56 Today, what advice would you give to the Salvador boot camp Salvador at 23 years old? What advice would you give them?

35:04 Opers

35:06 The biggest

35:09 Trait in life that we could give to this younger generation. We are suikoden today.

35:17 Spurs

35:20 Look at the future the future will show you a graph of.

35:27 Things for you to do to be successful in life. Very first thing study hard.

35:34 Breakthrough God

35:37 Most most most of us will be guided that way.

35:44 Study hall. What are you the proudest of God of in your life? What are some of the products things in your life?

35:53 Well

35:56 Beagle comes in simple ways

35:59 But the end up in in a in a innovatory.

36:03 Good transition in life

36:06 What do you mean by this?

36:10 Lane East

36:13 You are my siblings was able to graduate.

36:19 Because of the view yourself perseverance and

36:24 The boys are your children?

36:29 Yo yo, yo.

36:39 Sleeping propped on with our parents that we listen to them.

36:46 Love you, too. And then did you think you were going to get to doctors?

37:01 I wanted to give him a chance to send CDs number in military service. I just retired k-6.

37:08 I'm onto retired E9 but there's something there that wasn't done properly pregnant probably.

37:16 But if it's not for that, I'm so proud.

37:24 Jenny and I were able to go to college, you know with with the help of your you know, veterans benefits and we were able to finish college and then you don't continue on in our studies as you told. I remember you telling me when I was in college, you know, just keep going until you could hit that the last degree what really makes

38:02 I might agree. You know what I mean stand for in the military. They laugh at me. I said look.

38:10 Who would love love?

38:15 And what do I have?

38:18 So when they come and tell me.

38:23 I know your dad.

38:25 Physician, you know a hospital system in like trees.

38:45 When do you indicate twin the girl going. So is low. I told him I got a VA Hospital.

39:07 You may have only retired as an E6 my butt.

39:20 I gave myself a table-top that exam.

39:32 Barre Forte score of 810 I'm scoring hundred fifteen and met that what you eat what?

39:47 You know, it's who you know, that's why I tell you and Michelle.

39:55 I want a study mode bad. You told me that once we are still in use is the damn you said go as high as you are because once you have full diploma.

40:07 You're fighting for.

40:12 Appointment for to go higher and here comes other people with two diploma you slap them with the other two diploma and you don't talk to me like I'm

40:32 And every time I attended my graduation from high school college, my Master's and my doctorate at UCLA every time I always make sure you wear that graduation cap because I didn't get to wear it.

41:04 Waterworld

41:09 The book

41:12 Motorboard year am I graduating?

41:33 My bachelor's with me.

41:38 Walk at a college graduation

42:01 Asus me every night in the parking lot and you seriously after me and Mom coming from the laundromat to pick her up going home

42:14 Your services but evening. I told him he is the guy who is the second-in-command in the school driving a Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla.

42:26 I'm by then. We had that Mercedes Benz me some old one. I'm driving. Mercedes-Benz Park Place.

42:34 I forgot his name, but he still broke.

42:46 Still in the library.

42:52 It dries all now, we're bringing bringing it all out of those things that happens in our life. Yeah. No.

43:09 Your dad for your service hadn't been for you and your service in the Navy.

43:21 Look, yeah, that's money that gets involved and also thankful for you.

43:30 That's what I told you before.

43:34 What money is worthless unless there is perseverance perseverance in space with you.

43:49 Advise you as a 75 year old.

43:55 That everyone will my doctor in our family will listen.

44:04 I told her that way to store girls in New York vs. It's the perseverance.

44:15 No deal drugs being hit in the in the in the in both of the Departments.

44:21 I'm proud of them, especially with this.

44:31 That's what I thought.

44:35 Thanks Dan, Take This Is the End.

44:47 We're done.