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Sgt Grit : Photo of PLT 174 Regimental Honor Platoon MCRD SD 1962 PLT Commander Gy Sgt Thurmond , DI’s Sgt Sanders , Sgt Trver , Cpl Johnston. And a clasic photo of K rations served up , makes Mc Donalds look good don’t it?
When the Marines of 3/9 arrived at An Hoa after leaving the Water Point near Marble Mountain in April 1966, there was nothing but shelter-halves for personal sleeping quarters. Hardbacks were finally built during the summer BUT, we were out in the field all of the time. The one night India Company got to sleep in a hardback the VC mortared us killing two of our brothers and wounding many including yours truly.
To whom it my concern,
My father gave me this picture, I’m so proud to say he served this country prouldly as a US Marine, I thank God every day that he came back from Vietnam so maney men gave their lives, and paid the ultament price. My father Staff Sargent James H. Temple of Warren, AR is still living, and loves being a Marine I just thought you would like to publish this picture thank you for everything you do for the men and women that serve our Country I’m studing to be an Assembly of God Minister and I pray for our men and women of the armed services on a daily bases
Just recently I received a few photos from my former platoon Sgt. Billy Johnson of Conn.
In the photo was a group of Marines from the 11th Engineer Bn – Charlie Co. out on route # 1 and involved in road sweeps for the day – the year was 1968 and the area was the DMZ.
November 30.2009
I am enclosing a photograph taken around July, 1965 in Nam, of some members of supply plt. H & S Co., 3rd tank bn. It’s been 44 years since I’ve seen these fellow Marines, a few of their names have escaped my mind. If anyone out there recognizes any of these marines could you please send me an email at maryjoe1967 [at] yahoo [dot] com. This old man would greatly appreciate it.
Semper Fi
Sgt. Joe Mastrangelo
Corporal Mulcare, Brian 2329098== MOS=2333/8651=
Home on Leave Prior to shipping out=To Viet NAM=
Just Back from a Year in the MEDITERRANIAN!
Transferred from Alfa Co. 2nd RECON BN to 3rd. FORCE RECON CO.-Quang Tri.
Rel.A.D. Dec 1969! Summer of ’69 I went to SCUBA School in Subic Bay. I missed out on the Music at Wood Stock, so I bought the TEE shirt and Plaque. I’m assembling two Wall Hangers to go with the WOOD STOCK ’69 Plaque. Crossed Rifles, M-1 Garand & M-14.
Sgt. USMC
OK, those who have been there know that the craziest crap happens at the worst possible time. Sometimes it?s your fault and sometimes somebody else does something so stupid it defies the imagination. No matter whose fault it is, you are left holding the crappy end of the stick.
Sgt Grit,
I was 18 years-old in September, 1966 when our 3rd Marine Division MP unit was assigned to a POW compound the Seabees had built on the south flank of Hill 327 in Danang, Vietnam. A North Korean PT boat had attacked a US Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. 19 survivors of the attack were turned over to our unit for protection and ostensibly for bargaining the release of downed American pilots in North Vietnam.
