Category: Vietnam
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Speaks Volumes
Speaks Volumes
A friend sent the attachments to me with the below note. VR, Winsor
I wanted to share with you what we saw in Washington DC last week. After the mid-term brief we toured the Mall and made the usual stops at the WWII Memorial, the Wall, Lincoln Memorial, etc. At the Vietnam Wall we saw something unbelievable. We noticed three small index cards at the base of the Wall. I knelt down for a closer look and noticed that a 4-star general’s rank was pinned to each card. The cards were personally addressed and said something like:
In Country pictures
In Country pictures
Hey all,
Sorry it’s taken so long hope you enjoy these pics. It would e nice if everyone could do this and put in country pics of them and pics now. Because when I was in country only knew most by nickname, or first name and put pics of the ones they send to you when they were in county.
Over Fifty Years
Over Fifty Years
Sgt Grit,
I’d like to share with you and your readers two photos of two great men that have been good friends for over fifty years! The first picture was taken at Qui Nhon, Vietnam in Aug, 1965. On the left is my dad, Retired SgtMajor John Swindle (then GunnerySgt) with Retired SgtMajor John Semensow (then 1stSgt). They were with 2nd Bn 7th Marines.
Robert Mitchum
Motor T
Motor T
I was assigned to the 1st Marine Division, 11th Motor Transport Battalion “Bravo” Company from Feb 1969 to March 1970. My company had many vehicles in its Motor Pool. The standard truck in the Battalion was the reliable five-ton. We also had a couple of the twelve-ton Tractor Trailers for hauling the “big stuff.” We also had a tracked vehicle which was called a “Huskey”. Sorry, I can’t remember the military name for the vehicle. These vehicles were sent into the field and were attached to units operating out in the bush. They were capable of hauling a platoon of Marines through rice paddies and rivers. I trained on them, but was assigned to drive the fuel tankers (lucky me) when they were needed.
11th Motor Transport Bn.
Best Of Times
Best Of Times
Here are 2 pictures that I found in my stack of pictures. One is of me “Doc” Wentz and a picture of the ceremonial 50,000 round of “A” Batt, 11th Marines 1 MarDiv some time in early “67”. Hope you can publish this so some of the gunners would appreciate it. My time with the USMC was the best of times and I still relate to all Marines. To all the United States Marines that I served with thank you and to all others Thanks you for being here.
Michael L. Wentz Viet Nam 66-67
