After I graduated from high school in 1964 I announced to my father that I was tired of taking orders from him, tired of getting up early and tired of making my bed so I had solved all those problems. I had joined the United States Marine Corps. My dad smiled at me and said, "Well, son, it looks like your troubles are over." I left for Marine Corps boot camp 2 days later.
Category: Other USMC
M1 Carbines Cont.
Some M-1 Carbine bayonets even made it to the top of Suribachi.
http://www.iwojima.com/raising/raisingb.htm
I have been following the M-1 Carbine discussion with interest and sharing it with a close friend and WWII arms collector, Richard Jacobson, a retired local police lieutenant. After consulting several collector's websites and other historical references, Rich assures me that there were indeed M-1 Carbine bayonets on Iwo.
Marine Santa
I am working with a group of students out of Vista, CA, having the kids write Christmas cards to deployed service members. This was just too good not to share with you. I hope you enjoy. The kids are going to be so excited! It came from Joli Ann Lechtag Elementary in San Marcos, CA.
Never Forget
Work in progress, but thought I would share.
SEMPER FI!
Toby Winn
Tribute
Although I am not a Marine or had the chance to serve in the military, I have been in the civilian uniform services for more than 30 years as a police officer, firefighter, and medic. I have two sons that are Marines. My oldest got out a few years ago after several tours in Iraq, and his younger brother insisted on following in his footsteps.
Cpl. Chuck Lindberg
Statue of Cpl. Chuck Lindberg. Chuck was a flame thrower on Iwo Jima and with the first flag raising group on Mt. Suribachi. He died in 2007. This memorial, in his honor, is in Veteran's Park, Richfield, Minnesota.
Norm Spilleth
Cpl. '60 – '64
A Special Dinner For Me
I joined the Marine Corps in December of 1958, went to MCRD San Diego. On November 10, 1959, I was aboard the USS Paul Revere for my first Marine Corps Birthday, and my 18th birthday. Here is the menu of what we had that day, the menu was also a postcard which I sent home. I told my parents the Marine Corps found out it was my birthday and made a special dinner for me.
Carbine Bayonet Response 2
I was surprised when I read this article. My dad was in WWII and brought home a bayonet. I have pictures of it. This was the same bayonet I was issued in 1957 with my M1 rifle. What is right is a Marine does not attach the bayonet unless he is out is ammo and is in hand to hand combat. The bayonet is carried on his ammo belt and tied to his leg.
Carbine Bayonet Response 1
A Few bayonet/carbines made it to Iwo.
RR
Info
Although I live in a remote, isolated area, I tend to keep informed about quite a few items of interest. I may have asked this before, or I may have overlooked it, but I have a question about a series of books I read some years ago. They were initially called "Green Side Out," "Brown Side Out," "Run In Circles," "Scream And Shout." They were published (I believe) in the early eighties – I bought them in a bookstore in Oceanside, CA, one weekend while on lib. They were small books and were written by a pair of retired Mustang officers; I think Major or Captain Duncan, and I can't recall the other officer's name. They were filled with humor, sarcasm, and other general stories of their experiences in the Corps.