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Thoughts of Beirut
I am a retired LDO Captain. My time in Beirut I was a SSGT (CCA) on Comphibron Six staff. With permission from the Comodore V.C. Smith USN and my Mentor Capt Frank DiMarco USMC. This old 0369 spent as much time as possible on the beach …
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If I had known
It was the typical muggy Camp Geiger night, I had the luck of being ROOD, Regimental Officer of the Day. I had our driver get us out of the hootch and we drove around in the night killing time. As it happened we went down …
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Beirut 83-84
Not much of a story. Just remembering all my buddies that we had trained with from 1/8 and 2/8 during the months leading up to the police action (what they called it) in 82. The word had gone out that 2nd MAR DIV needed Marines …
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the devils dog
2 times I went to the root. what a deal cause I was in the same platoon as cpl chuck. I remember him well. as I was a sniper in the sta plt HandS Co. For 20 Years I was not able to tell anyone that I was …
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cpl Chuck E.
Semper Fi MARINES....with so much to reflect on, how can you say it in so few words? H&S co. 2/6....I sat in the barraks the whole tour manning an intel radio (S-2). Now and again I'd walk a patrol thru "hooterville" with an unloaded weapon …
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Beirut Vets In Massachusetts for Daryll Bradley
For daryll Bradley, Hey Marine. We must have crossed paths over there I was a track commander with 3/8. Anyway most of us went to the State Police. Steve Godfrey is still on the job and chapter president of the mass. chapter of Beirut Vets. …
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beirut marine
went there twice 81 83 with fox co. 2/8 camp geiger miss u guys semper fi holla at me in va.
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Beirut
Looking for anyone who served in Beirut from Feb 14th--May 29! 2nd LSB. Part of our unit were attch at Black Beach and the others were at an old schoolhouse close to the airport! L/cpl Steve Stewart
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Mr. Bradley H&S 2/6 Beirut
I was the Amtrac platoon sgt attached to Golf 2/6. We were positioned along the runway perimeter. My Comm Tractors were positioned next to the building that got blown up. We were there when the embassy went up. There is a little more during our …
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How Sgt. Grit changed my Marine Corps life and Marine Corps family.
I'm a Beirut Marine (Feb.-May'83 & Oct.-Dec.'83)with 2/6 H&S Co. Comm. Plt. I was coming home from work one day and I was behind a truck with a "Beirut Marine" bumper sticker (from Sgt. Grit.com of course). First of all,ever since I've been out of the …
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Marine Corps Stories - Beirut
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