on my back on the shoulder blade. my first tattoo ever, moto tattoo
Author: SgtGrit
0331 Moto Tatt
Had this one done after deployment with 3/7 back in 09
Camp Lejeune, 1968-70. Cpl. Larry Woolverton
After being plucked out of the quaint little village of Khe Sanh on January 23, 1967, I spent the next few months bouncing from one hospital to another – Danang, Cam Rahn Bay, Clark AFB in the Philippines, the Naval Hospital on Guam, Travis AFB, San Francisco, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, then on to Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and their hospital. I was there for about two months. After a couple of weeks, I was allowed to go home on a ten day leave. My parents met me at the airport in Tulsa, and we went home. I was never so happy to see anyone in my life.
Kohtang Survivor
Back in May of 1975 I survived a battle that was considered the Last Battle of Viet Nam. We had to go re-capture a ship that the Khmer Rouge had pirated off the coast of Cambodia. The name of the ship was the SS Mayaguez. I’m hoping that by posting this tattoo on your website just might be seen from some of the other survivors I fought with. Thank You Terry Brooks Echo co 3rd plt 2nd blt 9th Marines
HOW-6
Sgt Grit
The last two newsletters have had a few articles about the How-6's and if they were used in Viet-Nam. I was in the first HOW-6 Platoon that was formed in November of 1965 and was part of 3rd Amtrac's outside of Danang and transferred to 1st Marine div in late 66. There is not much history of us being there because we were always attached to and in support of other outfits during Operations and river patrols. They were worn out by the time we were replaced by a company of How-6s in December of 1966 and that appears to be the start of the history of the HOW-6s in Viet Nam. I was a field radio operator (2531). I don't remember many names but myself ,Mike Lentini, who I still have contact with, and Don Brown, who was killed when the track he was on hit a land mine(DOW-11nov 1966) arrived together and met Tim Gott ( I believe He received 2 Purple Hearts) there. We were all from 2/8 at Camp Lejeune.
Don Lariviere
1963-1967
Sitting with Warrior
It wouldn't seem appropriate to review my own book, so I've submitted one of four 5-star reviews on Amazon.com.
–– Carl Hitchens, Author of Sitting with Warrior:
LTHRNCK License Plate
Cpl Allen Osborn
ABQ, NM
B / 1 / 13
Sir/Madam:
This picture is the '05 that Joe Featherstone mentioned in his piece that you published in the last two issues of your catalog. In response to Mr. Featherstones comment on wanting to put the 12th Marine Shield on the tube has ruffled my feathers a bit…
USMC Mud Run for Blake
Sgt. Grit,
The Marine Corps Mud Run in Columbia, SC honors Marines and their families, with generated funds going to the Marine Corps Foundation. This was my 3rd year doing the course, this year in a limited way due to recent knee surgery (no obstacles), but we were all committed to doing it in honor and memory of Navy SCPO Blake McLendon. While we've done the course in Sgt. Grit purchased Marine Corps t-shirts, we ran it this year with shirts made to commemorate Blake. Next year we'll be back with your t-shirts!
MCRD San Diego Yellow Foot Prints
Sgt. Grimes (Nov. 24th Newsletter)
The yellow footprints are still on MCRD San Diego. They are now down at the new Receiving Barracks, a block south of the theatre at the east end of the Grinder, right across the street, north of the remaining Quonset Huts…
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.