I was stationed with VMA-311 in Vietnam 1971. We were part of MAW I. This is a picture of our A-4s on the flight line. We flew more combat sorties then any other squadron in Vietnam.
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Platoon 343
Anyone out there who was part of Platoon 343 April 1972 to July 1972, would love to here from you.
L/Cpl Roger A. Limer
Semper Fi
Khe Sanh ,Tet 1968
My name Sgt. Glenn A. Gray while serving with HQ. CO. 3RD. MarDiv. Quang Tri, I had a conversation with L/Cpl. George Marshall. He gave me a picture of him featured in Life Magazine of him playing a guitar in a bunker. The picture was taken by David Duncan Douglas. I have just finished the Book about the 26th Marine Regiment's gallant survival during the Tet Offensive called I Protest. I have the origional picture given to me in Vietnam of LCpl. George Marshall. I wonder if any Vietnam Vets know what happened to L/Cpl Marshall?
G.I. Joe
'Joe retired in 1988 as Master Sgt. (E8) from the U.S. Army having served eleven years. He also was a retired Master Sgt. (E8) in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for twenty two years. He received a Purple Heart along with numerous other medals and fought in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir.'
HQ Company, 9th Marine Regt, 3rd Marine Division Reunion
Our Headquarters Company, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division held our 5th reunion the last weekend of April in Washington DC. We have been "gathering" every other year to renew old friendships, and enjoy a few days of awesome fellowship. We have found that using your reunion posting board has actually been helpful with locating men from our company's "tour of duty" in Vietnam. Each time we have gathered your company has shipped us many items from your shop to present to our men, and we wanted to say a special "thank you" for you and your staff's continued service to Marines. See attached photo taken at Iwo Jima Memorial.
Editing
Your comments about "PC" and filters much appreciated. Filters are often silliness on stilts. Some military websites have monitors who do what they are supposed to… but there are a few who leave it all to the filters. The results? Writing about an Australian with whom I served with… his first name, "Mick"… the filter censored it to "XXXX"… writing about Vietnam, the name "Ho Chi Minh" was censored to "XX Chi Minh…"
Sgt DT Lang
Just finished reading the latest newsletter and found a few things that pertained to some of my service, IE: the pinning of stripes, and the field landing at (sp) Aranchi Bay, Spain named Operation Steel Pike??? not sure…….
I was promoted to CPL by The Commandant of the USMC during an formal Evening Parade at the 8th & I Barracks along with a few other members of the 2nd. place GOLD SQUAD or Combat Squad Competition unit in 1963. Since the 3rd battalion had already boarded ships to the Med and embarked, we got to fly to Rota, Spain, and then on to Malta where we finally caught up to our shipmates. So, no one ever 'pinned' on anyone of us who made CPL.
Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient
Here is a picture of myself and the last surviving Battle of Iwo Jima Medal of Honor recipient, Cpl. Hershel W. Williams. I had the great honor of meeting Mr. Williams at the Tulsa Medal of Honor Day ceremony, Saturday, April 27th 2013. He is 89 years young and still sharp as a tack. As I was standing next to him some guy had said he had spent 13 years in the Army. Mr. Williams said, "you know what the Army stands for?" "It means Ain't Ready for the Marines Yet!" We all chuckled and the Army guy even said he had never heard that one before. It was really a great day.
Study Abroad Program
This past weekend my son came home from a seven month "study abroad program" hosted by the University of Afghanistan – Helmand Campus. During his course of study he & his fellow fraternity brothers got to visit all the satellite campuses the Marine Corps has to offer for their area of operation, in addition to many of the local cities & towns. To my understanding, think this experience has earned him enough credits for a unique dual degree in International Relations & Route Clearance, with a minor in Muslim Studies.
New P5-Amtracs
I was a driver and gunner in and Amtrac company at White beach on Okinawa. In 1958 we gave our old C3-Amtracs left over from the Korean war to the Chinese nationals. We got these new P5-Atracs. The Amtrac carried a squad of men from a ship to a beach and then inland. I am sure some old infantry men would remember taking a ride.