Sgt. Grit,
I'm starting to like this newsletter of yours. It's a whole lot better than some of the "weep and pity" ones that I have seen. You have caused me to start looking for things that I haven't seen in 20 to 40 years.
My whole family has been in the Corps, Dad was a China Marine, he served under General Puller (he was a Major then) re stationed to Pearl Harbor in October 1940 as a member of the Marine Detachment on the U.S.S. Oklahoma. Then Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Peleliu ended his hopes for a Marine career.
My grandfather was a Marine during WW I and my great, great grandfather was (some say the outlaw) a confederate Marine. I'm the only one that made it a career. Tell you some stories sometime…
The real reason I am writing is because I must have missed the hullabaloo about call signs so I thought I might submit this one along with a photo (hope it comes out).
I'm sure that many an AO, FO, Army and Marine Infantry who needed long range and accurate fire support will remember The call sign "BEECHNUT" and "BEECHNUT ALFA" …. 8" and 155 self propelled Howitzers. From Chuli to Ann Hoa in the good old days of 66 and 67.
Capt. T. L. Johnson, Jr.
United States Marine Corps Ret.