Found by Lu, at a market in Rome.
The date ’23DEC97′ is stamped on the back.
Is the kid’s ear pierced?
I assume ‘Calif.’ is short for ‘California’. Perhaps the bit before is the ‘ica,’ of ‘Santa Monica,’?
This is the second photo I’ve posted of this fella. Here’s the first.
‘JULY 84’ is stamped on the back.
I’ve only just realised that the person holding the kid is a woman, not a chap in a Navy uniform.