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Dear Sgt Grit,
As usual, I really look forward to reading your Newsletter each Thursday. The 31 May 12 issue of the newsletter had stories about the Cuban Missile Crisis, USS Noble, LST 1178 – Wood County and Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, all of which I have some connect too. My part of the Cuban Crisis was minimal, I started Boot Camp on June 12, 1962, went through San Diego Platoon 338 and we qualified at Camp Matthews Range.
My son, the Ltcol., recently took command of VMFA-112. He is a third generation Marine. His grandfather, my father in law, was a Cpl. in WW-2, I made Capt. and served in RVN. The picture is of the Col. and his lady outside the VMFA-112 hangar. Proud papa? You bet!
Marine Corps League NW Suburban Detachment 80 participated in the Memorial Day Parade in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The colorguard marches ahead of a replica built APC which carried WWII, Korea and Vietnam veterans.
Respectfully submitted,
Alfred J Kolodziej
1969-1973 RVN 72-73
Commandant
NW Suburban MCL Detachment 80
"Once -a-MARINE" – Sgt Grit's Grill Sgt apron and Boonie cover. just two 'ol timer Marines
I served with The III MAF Drum and Bugle Corps from 12/66-6/68. We worked with the passification program, built bunkers, stood guard and did occasional sweeps around Danang.
One day, shortly after General (later Commandant) Robert E. Cushman had taken command of I Corps from Lew Walt, I had the distinction of having my ass chewed out personally by The General. By this time, I'd been in- country a while, been through a lot and thought I'd seen it all.
During West-Pac '83 we had plenty of Ops. in 1/6.One of Lt. Col. Wes Fox's many "walks in the sun",as he would say,was a Joint Air Transport/Supply kinda deal (can't recall the official acronym) where we supplied troops for the Air Force MAC Pilots.We took 141's to Rota,then 130's to Tinian as the Jets could not handle the old B-29 airfields there.
When then LT. Col. "Blue RIbbon" (CMH Recipient) Wes Fox took command of 1st Battalion,6th Marines in the summer of '82,he made many changes to the BLT'S General Operational Orders.Naturally.Wes Fox is the real life John Wayne.His Memiors are titled "Marine Rifleman,43 years in The Corps.All Marines should read it.
Sgt. Grit, I visited this in San Antonio, Tx and hope we can share with others that were on Hill 881S on 04/30/67. RamTwo
Sgt Grit….
Noted some folks sent in comments about metal cups in the Mess Hall at PISC, well, here is a few photos of what they are like. Remember well the hot and cold drinks from one of these in Feb-May 1958. Great for coffee and ice cold milk.
