Category: Reunions

363 Reunion

Good morning Kristy

One of the brothers came thru with a good photo of everyone at our 363 reunion.    Front row left to right: John Horton, Ken Slye, Jeff Davis, Alan VanMaastrict, Tom Dietz, Mike Fund   Back Row left to right : Jerry Moots, Jim Collier, Jeff Sommers, Jesse Patterson, Richard Burke and me, Carson Gibson.   Thank you again Kristy Semper Fi Carson

Wolfpack Reunion

On 30 July 2011, some of the Marines of 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion got together for the 20th anniversary reunion from Operation Desert Storm.  With the help of Facebook (as well as one Marine knowing where another was living) we got about 100 from the Wolfpack back together for an amazing weekend.  We also streamed a live feed and had another 100 watching from around the world.  Our unit is credited with firing the first shot in Operation Desert Storm as well as receiving many individual and unit honors as well.  We even had parents, spouses and children of our fallen brothers present which was a great healing moment not just for them, but for us as well  (14 total lost in ODS). read more

My Brothers

It started with two brother wanting to know what happen to eachother. It only took 20 years and facebook to help bring us back together. We ate the same sand together, laughed together, cryed together, and loved and hated each other together.

On May 12th, 2011 we stood together once more. Older and wiser but still the same. We rented a house in Surf City, NC and it was there that we realized we are more than brothers of a unit or division. We realized we were brothers for life and that our children have many many uncles. Those that couldn't make were there by pictures posted on facebook and phone calls being made. We ate, we drank, we talked, we relaxed, we slept, and we listened. read more

4th reunion of Headquarters Company 9th Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division RVN 65-69

Sgt. Grit,   Semper Fi and thank you for all that you do for Marines.  We have just returned from the 4th reunion of Headquarters Company 9th Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division RVN 65-69 which was located in San Diego this year.  Thank you for the “gift package” that you donated for our “gathering”.   First on our agenda was a visit to San Diego Naval Medical Center to visit some of our recovering Marines and Corpsmen.  We were fortunate that our reunion kickoff coincided with a “fellowship supper” hosted by Soldiers’ Angels of San Diego (http://www.soldiersangels.org/); this is a group of volunteers whose stated mission is “May no soldier go unloved”.  They truly live up to their mission.  Besides the Soldiers’ Angels there were also many family members of our wounded warriors at this fellowship along with our group of 9th Marines.  Several of the wounded were with 3/5 which was scheduled to return from deployment the following day; these Marines were anxious to being reunited with their comrades.  The wounded marines assured us that they were receiving great medical attention and support from their family and community.  Without going into detail, these Marines and Corpsmen suffered serious injuries yet their “spirits” were awesome; it makes one proud to be a part of such an “uncommon brotherhood”.  This generation of Marines expressed their appreciation of support from our generation of Marines; “once a Marine, always a Marine”.  As we were leaving we meet a wounded Corpsman and his father at the elevators; I learned that this father had two other sons that were also Corpsmen; I told him he must have had great parenting skills to produce 3 Corpsmen.  Needles to say this type of visit will be a part of our future reunions.   We also toured MCRD San Diego as we had done MCRD Paris Island in 2009 and will have Quantico as our “rally point” in 2013.   Attached are two photos, one of HqCo 9th Marines on the “yellow footprints” and the other was taken while on a dinner cruise in San Diego Harbor.  The pretty lady in the second photo was a complete stranger that was coached away from her date so she could have her picture taken with some Marines.

Plt 328’s Reunion

Dear Sgt Grit          3 members of Plt. 328 met for the first time together in 45 years at M.C.R.D. San Diego. We were there for the graduation of A Co. which we viewed as guests of Major General R. L. Bailey Commanding Officer of M.C.R.D.  After graduation, we viewed the Command Museum, Director Barbara McCurtis supplied us a very knowledgeable Guide, the Viet Nam display was interesting, and the History of the Corps was well represented.  After Lunch we picked up our new Guide; Capt Mcanany he took us through Recruit Training Regiment, which has changed allot in 45 years!  but still there where Quonset huts in the old 3rd Bat. aria that our Plt. stayed in! This is a picture of us standing in front of one of them; Left to Right;    Cpl. Enfield (4th squad leader), Ret. Capt. Steffan (Sr. Drill Instructor), Ret. Sgt. Maj. Richards (honor man)        I wish to thank you for the "care package" and doing the T shirts for me.  And especially for posting our reunion in your News Letter.    Semper Fi Terry Enfield