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Vietnamese Side of China Beach
Sgt. Grit,
Here's a couple pictures your Vietnam Vets might like. First picture is Top Barker, he was 1st Sgt. "A" company, 1st Recon. He, I and a LT. used to go to the Vietnamese side of China Beach and eat fabulous sea food cooked by the Viet mom's there (one tried to get us to take her son back to the US)… I don't remember which OP this other picture is, but someone is likely to remember. This picture of Dong Den might make someone home sick. Top Barker returned to the states after a long time away, died shortly after returning and was buried with Honors.
Blues Continued
Sgt. Grit,
I was in the Cr-tch from '59 to '63 and never had Dress Blues and never wanted any. I think they're gaudy and ostentatious. Dress Greens make a Marine look like a Marine. Just my opinion.
Take a look at the picture of Marines in Afghanistan. Do you think they give a cr-p about Dress Blues? I doubt it.
viet nam knife
sgt. grit,can you tell me how to get my hands on one of these,and the price.thanks and semper fi
clutch
USMC
Neck Tattoo-USMC
Still Wounded
My brother Ernie and I served in Vietnam as Grunts in 1966-67. Ernie served in the Dong Ha area while I was in the Cam Lo area when we were able to get together. Both of us were wounded several times but survived. We also had another brother Bill that served in 1968-69 as a "Man in the Door" out of Marble Mountain.
Plt 239
I was in Plt. 239, June of 1963. I was a member of the "Boston" Platoon. I have lost my Plt. book. If anyone has one, I would be grateful to pay for a copy of it. Apparently they are long out of print and unavailable from the publisher. Semper Fi to all of my brothers and sisters. I am proud to say that two of my sons served in the Marine Corps as well (1986-1990, 2005-2011)
Bulldog
Done 02/91′ Bulldog in front of rebel flag and USMC letters underneth.
Skull, K-Bar, Wrench and Brush
Skull, K-Bar, Wrench and Brush. The K-Bar portion is about the 8 years I spent in the Corps, and the paint brush is loosely related to my MOS (Combat Illustrator/Combat Camera) and now I am a tattoo artist. I drew the line art, my friend and licensed tattoo artist Christiaan Pullings tattooed it on me. Semper Fi!
Fallen But Not Forgotten
I got this tattoo after my ’07 Iraq deployment. Though we didn’t loose anyone with my unit 2/5 while over there I just wanted to get a memorial for all the people that made the ultimate sacrifice throughout all the years. The World Trade Center is there also for all of the men and women that were lost on 9/11. May their sacrifice never be forgotten.