Marine Corps Stories - 3rd Marine Division
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- Christmas 68
- I served with the 3rd Marine division Headquarters Battalion Motor Transport in Vietnam from March 68 through April 69. Main Base was at Quang Tri. We also had a compound in Dong Ha. Ran convoys to Da Nang and up to Khe Sanh. Was a wrecker driver. Christmas picture was taken in my hooch in Quang Tri. Lots of memories coming back with picture.
- Combat to combo master
- So after the long grueling trip back from Kuwait, my platoon arrived back onboard KMCAS Hawaii and we were shown to our respective barracks. It was zero dark thirty and nobody was around as we observed that our rooms had combo locks on the doors. Every single one of us Marines had a room awaiting us with an unknown combo lock keeping us from the comfort of a bed. Something long dreamed of. We had just spent several months in the desert mostly sleeping in the pits of sand we …
Read More - 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 …
Read More - Liberty
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Sgt Grit here is my orders for Parris Island from 3rd Mar Div. Left Treasure Island an arrived there in time for Sgt McKeon's Plt to still be there, He is the one who lost 6 men in the swamp, I am not trying to stir up anything my feeling is maybe if those had not panicked maybe would had made thur the swamp. I will my liberty card in next Email. Bernie Caldwell 9/9/54 to 9/8/57
- My Marine story.
- I went to Iraq A few yrs ago did two tours and became someone I never knew to be. I soon became a Seargent and was shot in the leg while tranning a P.F.C. in Paris Island S.C. Now I'm on dissability and cand get my benifets for my war time service. I lost all my records in a house fire and no one can seem to help me or maybe there too sorry to help me at all. I cannot got back to the Marines due to my dissability. …
Read More - CH53 Crashes on ammo dump at Vandergrift Combat Base
- On 9 April 1969, Lima Company, 3/9, was Standing Lines at VCB after Operation Dewey Canyon. I had been In Country about three weeks. The fighting hole I was assigned to was about 30 yards in front of an ammo dump where supply choppers would fly in and get hooked up with external loads in a net and then deliver them to other fire bases. I was in the evening when a CH 53 manuvered in to place for a load. All of a sudden, I hear a loud clang. …
Read More - Dewey Canyon
- I was a 4 Deuce Mortar Plt Sgt on LZ Cunninghamin the A Shau Valley Vietnam, Jan Thru March 1969. Also at Tam Boi Would like to hear from anyone who served there and share stories and photos. E-mail address jarhead6393@austin.rr.com I was a Sgt then. John Devine SgtMaj Ret.
- Khe Sanh Pictures - 3rd Recon
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Here is a picture of 3rd Recon hooch. Thought you might like to have it even though it is Bravo CO. Also air drop in 1967. I have a few more pictures on slides that I am going to have put on a cd, so I can scan and send to the Khe Sanh vets home page if he wants them. Do you remember 3 of the air delivery team members that jumped on the first air drops were killed because their chutes didn't open? Bill Weldon, Semper Fi …
Read More - 1969 5th 175 m m gun battery Rock Pile (Jersey Joe)
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Jersey Joe's photos.
- Camp Mcterous/Camp Butler Okinawa
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I thought some of your readers might enjoy this photo of 3rd Service Battalion, Camp Mcterous/Camp Butler Okinawa and the small ville "Kawasaki" just outside the main gate. I did two tours at this base 61/62 and came back a year later 63/64. First tour in 2nd Lt Supt Co and the second tour in Medium Supt Co. Thanks Gerald Schmotzer USMC-60/64 L/Cpl-2111
