Hawks at Hill 327

In response to Sgt, Frank Thompson’s post pertaining to Hawk Missiles in Vietnam “About 1968”.  Hawks were deployed on Hill 327, overlooking the Danang Airfield, in 1965. My bunker was on the back side of Hill 327 in 1966, just behind the missile site looking down on the valley.  One of the pictures in the second attached web site is one of the Hooch’s occupied by 1st Radio Bn Marines.   A sapper attack took out the Hawks sometime after October 1966. I have seen a picture of the Hawks laying on the ground after the attack, but can not locate it now. I’m sure there are other marines who were up there at the time, and I just wanted to get the dates straight for the record. read more

Air Force Treatment of Marines

I have to agree the the Marine who told about the poor treatment of Marines.  I was at Khe Sanh during the TET offensive. Water was in short supply on the base. With the base being shelled all the time one hardly wanted to get caught in the shower with nothing on. A GI bath was the order of the day. We had to fly in and out of the base to Danang. We went into a AF mess hall and tried to get something to eat. Now a reminder we had been eat C rations twice a day for two months and wanted some real food. When we tried to get something to eat we were told that because we looked and smelled so  that we had to leave now. So no fresh food for us. So yes the AF did treat us like crap. Hope others got better treatment than we did. read more

Liberty Card

Gy Mac asked "how many Marines have an original Armed Forces Liberty Pass." At least one. Me. After my first and ONLY liberty in Da Nang in September of 1965, I have no clue why I never turned this in, nor why I was never asked for it. It was a surprise find as I went through an old wallet, many years later. It's signed by Lt. Henry "Mark" Hartzog who is now a lawyer down in Nashville TN. read more

We have not yet recovered the war Bush started.

I have been watching  T.V. and the Sectary of  defence wants all Marines to return home but Obama Says no. while he's holding you guy's back he's paying those bastard's to bear arm's an such, All I can say is Stop this Insainty before we all die! I will never get the President or congress but I will remain a Marine till God call's me home. I'm no longer in the Marine's but that don't mean a thing. I am proud of my paltoon for doing there job and for those who are new to the Marines do what your told an don't ask questions.    I will be watching at home and wating till all Marine's return safe. To the Men an women that lost loved ones: I will always remamber my tours in Iraq an will never forget them, I will remamber your loved one's  for I am A Marine S.S.G. and I will never forget a fallen Marine no will I ever leave one behind for that is our motto and our loalty to all that come to the Marine's.  We are the Few , The Proud, We are Marines togther and forever.    Semperfi. Sincerly, F.M.R. Marine S.S.G. Bobby Biggs. read more

35th Anniversary of The Fall of Saigon

Marines;

The attached picture was taken at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in   
Quantico, VA on April 29, 2010. This day was the 35th anniversary of The Fall of Saigon.

The flags in the picture are from a quarter deck in the DAO compound Saigon South Vietnam;
1st Lt Bruce P. Thompson – Bowers had taken possession of the American and South Vietnam flags during our mission in support of The Marine Detachment at The United States Embassy in Saigon South Vietnam commencing April 25, 1975 and prior to our platoon be relieved in the late afternoon  of April 29th 1975. read more