Marine Corps Stories – Page 166 – Sgt. Grit Community

I Wandered Around For A While

BOY! Do these photos bring back MEMORIES!

Too bad the few remaining huts have fallen into such disrepair. I went to the USMC Scout Sniper Association reunion a few years ago in San Diego and we as a group attended a recruit graduation. Things have really changed since I went thru MCRD in '64. For one thing, on that grad day the recruits did not march in review like we did back then. They were marched out by platoons, lined up in front of the reviewing stand and just stood there while a Colonel gave a congratulation speech. Then they were dismissed and that was it. (R. Lee Ermey showed up and visited with some of the officers and DIs, then left without even a nod to us). read more

Walking In The Footprints Of Heroes

In your last newsletter there was a story about Hue City. A couple pics from 1969. Walking in the footprints of Heroes, 1969.

Ken Martin
Cpl USMC

The Dog’s Got Grit

Shopping at Sgt Grit with my dog in Oklahoma!

Lynne Holmgren
From North Mankato, MN

Captain Walker

Am adding to a 2013 post I read about Capt. Walker.

Captain Hiram Walker and Hockaday Walker are one in the same. Served with him at Camp Pendleton in 1964 and 1965. Never saw him in civilian clothes. He would get his hair cut twice a week and would run 5 miles every day. To say he was "gung ho" would be an understement. read more

Old Corps photo

Grit. Thanks for reposting the picture of me and Dave Sawyer. It was posted the week I retired from the Orange County Sheriff's Dept. Someone posted it on the OCSD Facebook page on 19 March, the day I retired after 29 yrs.. Boy the memories!! read more

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

I would like to share with you and all U.S. Marines. These photos show images of World War II, the Pacific Theater, U.S. Marines, Iwo Jima, February 19 – March 26, 1945, in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the most costly battle in U.S. Marine Corps history. (7,500 U.S. Marine Corps casualties and 21,000 Japanese casualties). read more

3rd Recon Marines In Vietnam

This widely distributed WANTED POSTER was printed by the North Vietnamese and specifically targets the 3rd Recon Marines in Vietnam. I guess we caused a few too many problems for them and they clearly wanted us eliminated.

The value of piastres varied all over the place, but I have been told that in my day this was about $750 US Dollars. Hell! We were worth more to the NVA than the Marine Corps because my pay as a 2nd Lieutenant, with the combat kicker, was less than $400 a month. read more

POW Times Two

In 1960-61, I was Maintenance Officer for 3rd AT at Camp Schwab, Okinawa. My Maintenance Chief was Gy.Sgt John Vogel. He had been captured on Wake Island in WWII and was a POW. Then came Korea and again he was again captured and was a POW of the Chinese. read more

Camp Fuji ’55-’56

While reading the newsletter from the last week I saw Camp Fuji mentioned so I thought I would send some of my memories of the camp from my stay there for 14-1/2 months in 1955 & 1956.

Berg

Tent Camp

I was there at the time the camp was built 3rd Eng Bn, Charlie Co. We constructed that camp out of the jungle area to my recollection was a muddy area for the roads. Also found a notary pit with live rounds. Scary! Ord had to blow it in place. read more