We celebrated Happy Hour in Korea in 1951 with a Raisin Jack Cocktail. Recently found the recipe on Wikipedia and thought I might share it with you. I think they may have added some Medical Alcohol to ours! Did you guys have this great Cocktail in Nam?
Category: Marine Corps Stories
100 Harrison St. & Battle Jackets
Right on about no bad lookers among the WMs at Harrison St. I was there for a few months with the Escort Detail in 1951. Maj.Gen. Noble was CG. San Francisco was a first class liberty town back then.
Gunny Rousseau:
Exactly right about the changes to the rank structure. When I reported to my first duty at MB Portsmouth, NH in ‘46, the SNCOs had both types of chevrons. We differ on the Battle Jacket. I thought it looked sloppy. It was comfortable though and the bloused bulge was convenient for stashing cigarettes and other goodies such as half or full pints of refreshments. This picture was taken at the Portsmouth train station in 1947. Two of us were leaving for Pendleton. I’m the ‘Feather Merchant’ on the left. Notice my belt buckle, we no longer had the leather belts. It was a sad day when we lost them.
On a personal level. Were you in 6th Mar. at Pendleton between 1947 and 1949?
Nam
In my Yard, Craig Gordon. I have this in my yard, its now a but can next to horse shoe pit. Don’t know what it is have good idea. Name on side, Richard Caron,(Ceron).hard to read. BCO 4th S&T BM, Tony Tarn RVN,1968,1969. Thats what I can make of it. Help would be nice.
Behind the Wall
For anyone who has ever stood before The Wall, a flood of memories is a common experience. Like the scent of honeysuckle brings back those carefree childhood days in the springtime, so too The Wall pulls on the soul, but on a deeper, more spiritual level.
Native New Yorker
Although I retired from the Army, I started my career in the Marines (more on that in future postings). As a native New Yorker, retired soldier, and cousin of an NYPD officer and FDNY firefighter (both retired at this time), I was deeply moved by the last picture of the Camp Lejeune memorials in the June 9 newsletter. I would like to take my own photograph of this, if the newspaper is still there. If it is not, I will bring my copy of our local paper for the same day. I won't leave it there, since I am keeping it as a reminder for myself.
Marine Issued Cards
G'day Sgt. Grit,
I have been enjoying the stories behind the older Liberty cards that have been shown, very much. While I have no liberty card today, I do have a Geneva Convention Card issued to all FMF Corpsmen going into RVN. (To this day, I detest the word "Medic"!) Mine was handed to me just minutes before we flew the several hours in a C-130 from Okinawa to Da Nang air strip in early 1966. The second photo shows the inside of a leather wallet given as a Christmas present to any who wanted one in the Third Division. The outside of the wallet showed a gold Eagle, Globe and Anchor. It has many Grunt miles on it, as do most of us today… but I thought you might like to see these items.
Doc john Patrick 1964-68
Drill Instructors for WMs
With regard to male drill instructors for Women Marines: I went to boot camp in 1965, and we had a male drill instructor, SSgt. Ortiz, as evidenced by the attached graduation picture. He was the greatest!!
Semper Fi
Sharon Hill
1965-1967
Memorial Day
Hi Sgt. Grit,
Enclosed is a photo of the front of my house on Memorial Day 2011.
The flags are arranged it that order because I am a Marine, my neighbor to the west is a Navy Vet, and my neighbor to the east is active duty Army.
My wife and I are Patriot Guard Riders and are extremely proud to be able to fly our flags.
Platoon Sgt Fincher
PLATOON SGT BOB FINCHER
WWII-GUADALCANAL
CAPE GLOUCESTER-NEW BRITAIN
1ST MAR DIV
My Dad the Marine
Hi Kristy
Thank you! I am actually writing you from Langley OK. I got a call on Monday morning that my Dad had taken a turn for the worse and I should probably head down to Oklahoma so I did an all nighter and got into Fairland Tuesday morning! I walked into to his room and there he was lying sleeping with his Marine Corps blanket! Thanks again.