OAK RIDGE, N.C. — Well before he became commandant of North Carolina's only military boarding academy, William Northrop regaled people with stories of serving in the jungles of Vietnam — how he was wounded in battle, how some comrades committed suicide, how he used amphetamines on patrol.
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Chesty Lore
I was reading about a new upcoming series on HBO called “The Pacific” on Wikipedia,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pacific_(miniseries)and stumbled upon this gem….
“….Senior Army officers hatedGenPuller out of inter-service rivalry, jealousy and due to vocal and disparaging commentsGenPuller often made about some Army units that he felt did not fight admirably along the way of the escape from Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. Earlier in the war he was reported to have ordered Marines to gather all abandoned Army equipment of withdrawing soldiers and put it to good use. He later reportedly told an Army colonel who demanded return of the equipment: “It all has USMC markings on it now and if you want it back, kick my ass.” The equipment remained in possession of the Marines…..”
The Marine Got The Job
A company was looking to hire someone for an important position so they interviewed dozens of applicants and narrowed their search down to three retired military people from different parts of the Country.
In an attempt to pick one of them, they decided to give them all the same question to answer within 24 hours, and the one with the best answer would get the job.
The question was:
A man and a woman are in bed, nude. The woman is lying on her side with her back facing the man, and the man is lying on his side facing the woman's back. What is the man's name?
Parris Island Marine Drill Instructor Tribute
This is just a short film to say thank you to the hats here on PI! I'm a proud DI wife. I see just how hard these men work.
I really never knew how much hard work was involved in being a Drill Instructor. That is, until my husband voluntarily chose to become a DI, here on Parris Island. These DI's go through a grueling, 12 week training also known as drill instructor school. Afterwards, they are away from their families on an average of 120 hours a week! for 12 weeks at a time. No weekends off. No government holidays,…nothing.
After their recruits graduate as Marines, the drill instructor may get on an average 1-2 weeks off, Before starting 12 weeks on the recruits, all over again. For the next three years!
-There are no words to quite describe it. I've never seen harder working people. I'm very proud of them ALL!
WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : IWO JIMA : US FLAG ON MT SURIBACHI
This is in color Live Camera of Iwo Jima !
Elvis is singing “America The Beautiful”
Elvis is singing “America The Beautiful”
The Marine Corps is the only branch that recruts people specifically to Fight
(Courtesy of Sergeant Major Dougherty)
The Marine Corps is the only branch of the U.S. Armed Forces that
recruits people specifically to Fight.
The Army emphasizes personal
development (an Army of One), the Navy
promises fun (let the journey begin), the Air Force offers security (its
a great way of life).
Vietnam War Resources
Vietnam War Resources
Female Grunts on the Lines? No Way in Nam!
In watching Fox News, some Pentagon Commission is recommending Female Soldiers for Grunt Units. This is all nonsense PC material. A Generalized Report which studies integrated Training, which always occurs under the best of conditions. The Female Integration Program to date, has had it's problems. Front line warfare won't work, without some serious cohestion problems.
WOMEN IN COMBAT
Why Not?
Two United States nurses in WWII carry heavy combat packs on a eight-mile hike through the jungle of the India-Burma border area as part of their training before front-line war assignments. Before reporting for duty the American nurses learn how to combat jungle hazards and how to care for themselves and their patients under all conditions.