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Category: Marine Corps Stories
One Of The Guys
One of the guys from the fire hall bought this motor home and this mural was on the back. I thought it looked good.
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Cpl Jerry Knavel
11th Marines '69-'70
My Ooh-Rah Barn
My wife had our barn roof painted to salute the Ospreys as the fly over our property. We live about 80 miles south of New River Air Station, Camp Lejeune, NC and the Ospreys do touch-and-go training exercises at our local airport.
Cpl David Dorsett, RVN 1965, USMC​
What Yellow Footprints?
By April 1951, I had already been USMCR for 2 years; my boot camp days were spent in the 3dRTBn, SDiego. No yellow footprints for years to come, at this point. Also spent time with the 7thRTBn, Separation Bn, and 1stRTBn, before going to NAB, Coronado, with Chesty as CG, in 1953.
Yellow Footprints
MCRD SAN DIEGO, Dec. 1951, believe me they were there, and you damn well better had your feet on them. I call it "a night to remember".
Watson, R A…'51-'55
175’s In Vietnam
Fox 2/12 in Khe Sahn 1967, Robert Stewart seems to be correct on longevity of the 175 the Army used at Camp Caroll in VN. 400 rounds they must change the tube. I'm not sure if Bob ever called in for 175's, but he sure used the 105 from Fox.
Still looking for L/Cpl. George Marshall
My conversation with L/Cpl George Marshall 1967 during Tet at Quang Tri. during a medivac of wounded from Khe Sahn. I had submitted my first article and no responce. I have a photo of L/Cpl George Marshall. Also his photo was in the book I protest by David Douglas Duncan. L/Cpl Marshall is playing his Guitar in a bunker. The Photo was also in Life Magazine. I have the original picture out of life magazine signed by L/Cpl Marshall that makes it personal. Submitted by Sgt. Glenn A. Gray USMC.
Wishing I Was Still In Afghanistan
(This is not a suicide letter)
Tonight, as a United States Marine with 3 combat tours to Afghanistan, a Bronze Star w/ "V" for valor (heroism), Purple Heart, and 2 Navy Achievement Medals for actions in Afghanistan… I thought about SUICIDE. I didn't think about it because I thought life was too hard. I didn't think about it because I didn't think I could conquer whatever obstacle lies ahead. After all, what can stop a Marine…Nothing.
3rd Bn, 5th Marines, Vietnam​
I have been attending the 3rd Bn, 5th Marines, Vietnam reunion for 11 years. For the first 9 years, I was the only one attending from the 81 mm mortar section in which I served. I had not been contact with any member of the section since I rotated back to the states in Aug., 1967. I started a computer search for the section members in 2012. Out of about 25 Marines that I served with, I have located 17. This past year there were 9 of us attending with a promise of 4 others attending in 2015. One of them had died of leukemia and one of those attending had leukemia but was in remission.
70th Anniversary Iwo Jima Flag Raising Parade
To all Veterans & friends,
On Saturday February 21st at 0830, the annual parade in Sacaton, Arizona to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, will begin with a flyover of a B-17G Bomber (Sentimental Journey) accompanied by Marine Corps V-22 Ospey & Marine Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra (not yet confirmed).