Members of Marine Corps League, Det. 1140, Tehama/Red Bluff, interviewed Roy Ford today on February 25, 2015. Mr. Ford is doing well. Several of us in our detachment spent some time with him recenlty, including today, to listen to him tell a few memories on Iwo Jima.
Category: Marine Corps Stories
70th Anniversary of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima parade
70th Anniversary of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima parade. Held in Sacaton, Arizona.
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Semper Fi
Frank V. Aiello
35th Anniversary of MCRD PI Graduation of Plt 1001
March 21, 1980 a new group of Marines were released into the Corps. Plt. 1001, 1st Bt., A Co. Parris Island. This year is our 35th anniversary. Any of you guys out there reading this give me a shout.
Jeff Strayer
Email: jeff.strayer@turbocam.com
Captain Brophy
The Dalles Chronicle, 9 FEB 2013
Article by RaeLynn Ricarte
The Dalles — US Marine Corps Capt. Daniel Brophy walked for the last time on Feb. 23, 1969, the day his body was broken by a .50 caliber bullet – but the warrior spirit that took him to Vietnam has enabled him to continue living with purpose from a wheelchair.
Images Of DaNang Part 2
Provided by Marine Corps Veteran Doug Hancock.
We Had A Colorful History
Just wanted to comment on Ddick's article about the 175mm guns (SP) titled "Sillyvillian". I have been reading your outstanding newsletters for a long time and have always enjoyed reading all the story's and Ddicks's comments.
USNS Lewis B. Puller Christened
General Dynamics NASSCO, on Saturday christened the U.S. Navy's newest ship, the USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP-3 AFSB). The ship is named in honor of the late U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller, the most decorated Marine and the only one to be awarded five Navy Crosses.
P.O.W. Network
Our friends at the P.O.W. Network have assisted us for years on determining the actual validity of decorated Marine Corps veterans from the posers seeking to benefit from Stolen Valor. Recently, we received a picture from the network Chairman, Mary Schantag, showing a display of what a poser may look like. Semper Fi ladies and gents.
Made Me Smile
I was part of the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Princeton when HMM 163 came aboard in the early 1960's. As I recall, they were in WestPac with us and they never left. We got to return and HMM 163 stayed on. As part of ship's company, we were responsible for the maintenance of certain areas of the ship… our Division (OS) had the responsibility of maintaining a couple of troop compartments… one of them was the compartment that housed HMM 163… while cleaning up, I picked up the attached… not sure who wrote it, but, it made me laugh and I must have put it in my pocket… I was cleaning out my seabag (getting ready to toss all of my "junk"), when I ran across this and it still made me smile! Remember the song, "MTA"? Poor ole Charlie!
Images Of DaNang Part 1
Provided by Marine Corps Veteran Doug Hancock.