Lost Radio Call sign book – L/Cpl Broadstone 2311333

I was trying to think when I recovered this book – a small pocket size book with the follow in the first page:

L/Cpl Broadstone – 2311333 – 3/26 Mike Co., 3rd Platoon, 5190 – Radio man.

I think I recovered this when I was picking up comm equipment at the casualty point at the hospital in east DaNang.  it is in still great shape and if anyone knows him or served with him, I think he would love getting this back and I will for sure get it back to him. read more

Info on the 5th Amphibious Recon in WWII

I am looking for any information about the 5th Amphibious Recon that served on Guadalcanal in WWII.  My Dad, DJ Culley, Cpl., Fb,2nd BN,11th MAR, passed and had a 5th Unit Patch in his possesion. I'm awaiting his DD214 for possible info, but would like to hear from anyone that has more. It's unknown if he was detached to the 5th or if he obtained the patch from a buddy. All info is greatly appreciated. JB Culley read more

Vet earns Silver Star after 42 year wait (Corpsman)

A former Navy Petty Officer was awarded the Silver Star with Valor device on Wednesday, more than four decades after his heroic actions on a battlefield in Vietnam.

Marine Commandant Gen. James T. Conway, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent and other dignitaries attended the ceremony that honored Dennis L. Noah at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle. read more

Father and son – Platoon 2006

I joined the Marine Corps because of my father, Walt Chingo. He is a Marine, and I saw the pride he had in being a Marine, and I decided I wanted to share that pride with him. My father was a Grunt in Force Troops Fleet Marine Force from 1968 – 1970, and served in Vietnam 1969 – 1970. I was a Heavy Equipment Operator in the reserves, 6th Engineer Support Battalion from 1999 – 2005, and served two tours in Iraq – the initial push in 2003 and then again 2004 – 2005.    But the greatest thing in this Father-Son Marine Corps story is the fact that we graduated from the same platoon in boot camp. My father graduated from platoon 2066 in 1968 and I graduated from platoon 2066 in 1999. What are the odds in a father and son graduating from the exact same platoon 31 years apart?   A higher power certainly saw fit to fate us to being a part of something special together in a very special way, and for that I am eternally grateful.   Semper Fi,   Travis Chingo

Twin Brother

SGT. GRIT GREETING

I am from CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS  My twin brother & I joined the
CORPS together soon the 120 day delay BUDDY program & left for
boot camp ONE DAY after graduation on JUNE 6th 1967.

AFTER BOOT-CAMP & ITR. We both got orders for O.C.S. (over the
choppy seas ) VIET-NAM. ha  I went to SNIPER SCHOOL & my twin
WENT to RECON.I volunteered to go to NAM first, and my brother
would go when & if I got back. I convinced him the best thing
for him was to try and get out of the Corps get back home to
take CARE OF OUR mother who was IN NEED of SURGERY. she COULD NO
LONGER work, did not know how to DRIVE, did not know a word of
ENGLISH.  She was a PRISONER in her own house.  My brother
REYNALDO finally got out on DECEMBER 1967. read more