Old Sailor

This is a pic of myself and Lorton Berry. Lorton lives in Lutts, TN. He is 88 10-13. Met him last New Year's. He was in the Navy, WWII. Attached to 1st MarDiv, and maybe other units. Communications. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa. He told me stories about Guadalcanal,, Tinian and Peleliu.   When I first met him, I told him that his generation, were heroes to Marines of my generation. He looked me in the eye and said "the heroes are still there."   His daughter said, she had never heard the stories he told me.    She told me he wanted a medal he didn't have. All she knew it was purple.    I got in touch with Marsha Blackburn, Rep from TN. Took a while, but her office is helping. Records were lost.   Can't remember which island, but said when Chesty was hit, he told Corpsman to attend to others.   Anybody know how we could get him on that list to go see the WWII memorial? 

Platoon 3008 MCRD June 1956

this one from the old school. platoon 3008 mcrd june 1956. even after 55 years i can still hear sgt aldridge. he was one of the best .my marine corps years has governed my whole life.   more then likely any marine will say the same thing. would like to hesr from any one that was part of platoon 3008 my e mail. lyndafisher@sbcglobal.net semper fi   jimmy fisher   sgt 1585873

Amtracs

Sgt Grit,

Great to see the Sgt Walker's photo of the AmTrac near Cua Viet. To supplement his I have attached a couple of photos of amtracs with the 105 Howitzer, which were part of the 1st Armored Amphibian Company, 11th Mar/1st Mar Div.  One tractor is set up along the perimeter of our base camp just southwest of Danang. (On the other side of the mountain in the background is Freedom Hill.) We also had a platoon near the Cua Viet, another in Hoi An, and a couple of tractors on Hill 47. read more

105 amtracks

Sirs,   I have just read your latest newsletter with one of the captions about the amtrack with a 105 mm. mounted on top. While waiting our turn to use a trail in Vietnam back in 1966, I took pictures of amtracks leaving the trail from my tank that have 150's mounted on them. Just thought I would pass these two pictures along if written about in future newsletters.   Bob Haller, B.Co,  1st Plt,  Third tanks – 65 – 66

Recon Marine and Patriot Rider

Two of the pics are of a Recon Marine, that lost both legs and one arm, in Afghanistan. His Name is Todd Love from Dallas, Ga.  This is a picture of my Marine inspired bike. The bikes name is the Patriot Raider. It has 24 50.cal rounds and 8 M16 rounds and 2 grenades mounted thru out the bike and barbed wire as well.  MGySgt, Eugene Wooldridge  (Retired) Marietta, Ga

Climbing assault Nets onto the LPG 8 – Valley Forge

In May of 1962 our company, Bravo 1/3, were traing in the Philippines, ambush and jungle tactics.  We were training in H34's from the Valley Forge.   The choppers took us to some LZ where we off loaded and they left.   The weather was the beginning if a monson or nearing the end, but had the elements of hard wind and rain that was not conducive for flying..  We were subsequenty order to board peter boats from the APA Navarjo that would take us back to the Valley Forge.  The seas were rough and we were somewhat skeptically once we made the Valley Forge as just how we were going to climb landing nets that had no wooden spacers, especially in rough seas..  read more