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- Wrappers from Vietnam era
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Vietnamese wrappers
- Our Marine is coming home.
- SGT.Grit. About two years ago you printed the story of how our son became a Marine.Well he is coming back to the states in 14 days,not the 2 to 3 months we though it would be.Don't get me wrong he did his time in Afgan.,and I believe he did so in …
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The Green Weenie Uncle Sam's Misguided Children University of Science Music & Culture I'm sure there are others with more time in grade but I spent 31 months as a PFC E-2, from 1December1962 until 1July1965, with no legal proceedings involved (thank you 1st Sgt Linehan). Most of it was bad timing. I left 29 Palms just as I had enough time in grade for L/Cpl and spent 14 months in school where rank was frozen. Upon reporting to my first duty station after school - Cherry Point - I …
Read More - The Camp Pendleton Brig 1968-69
- I joined the Marine Corps to be working on jets in 1965 for boot camp at San Diego, Edson Range, ITR Camp Pendleton, 1965-66 NAS Memphis Tenn. Aviation Jet metalsmith school, 1966 2nd MAW Cherry Pt. N.C., 1966-1968 1st Maw Danang So. Vietnam,1968 3rd MAW ElToro, Cal. All is normal up to this Point. Then we have a large spread in the Life Magazine on the atrosities of the Marine Corps Brig at Camp Penleton, Cal. If you were in the corps at this time you knew that most …
Read More - Pay Call
- Here's what I was paid as a private E-1 fresh out of boot camp in early 1964. As we all know, this was MONTHLY base pay! E-1 under 4 months $78.00 Today's private gets: $1467.60 In 1964 a 4 Star General over 11 made $68.40 LESS then that!!! I don't even want to talk about the bennies and incentive pay. LMAO!! Semper Fi John Harrell Sgt. 1964-1969 RVN 1969
- What the Recuiter Never Told You
- Sgt. Grit, I came across this while surfing the web and thought you and our Marine Corps brothers would enjoy it. It's an excerpt from a guide for civilians considering the military titled: What the Recruiter Never Told You Part 1 - - Deciding Which Military Service to Join By Rod Powers, About.com Guide Here's the link: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/recruiter1_2.htm Semper FI, John Harrell Sgt. USMC 1964-1969 RVN 1969 Marine1964to1969@hotmal.com
- Royal Marines
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Hi thought I would send you this email about the DET 1088 here in London. I made this Royal Marines Commando Green beret for them, and as you can see they were very pleased with it. Made me feel really proud, as I did serve alongside the USMC in N/Africa 1961 on a joint USMC/RM exercise. Still in contact with 2 US Marines since 1961, that's why we are a Brotherhood. Regards Rod RM Commando 1957-71
- You can leave the Military, but the Military never leaves you…
- I received this article…I found it describes the bond with my life in the Marines…I wonder if this would be good enough to post in your web mail…Thank you. R.C. Bailey Jr (MSgt USMC – 1961-1981 - Retired) You can leave the Military, but the Military never leaves you… Occasionally, I venture back to one or another military post where I'm greeted by an imposing security guard who looks carefully at my identification card, hands it back and says, "Have a good day, Sir!" Every time I …
Read More - JAWS in Okinawa
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Don, Back in 1985 after spending a Saturday having a Battery Party, (Hotel 3/12 155mm Towed Howitzers), at Kin Blue Point Okinawa, this was on the front page of the Stars & Stripes a few days later. Sure glad he didn't swim up to ask for a beer! Semper Fi, PFC-L/Cpl-PFC Ken Heath 5711/0811 '82-'85 Lima 2/11 Camp Pendleton '82-'84 Hotel 3/12 Okinawa/Mainland Camp Fuji '84-'85
- Brewster Devices at 29 Palms
- Been a while since I heard of Bearmat, but I remember it well. I was a platoon commander and later XO in C Co, 3d Tank Bn, at Stumps from 79-83. We were equipped with the M60A1 Rise-Passive Tank. The M60 had the M-68 main gun, 105 mm. My Plt. Sgt, Gy Sgt Mike Gratton, and the the other Tankers, informed me that when we went out on CAX's (Combined Arms Exercises) the cheapest round we fired was HEP (High Explosive-Plastic) and it cost approximately $700-800. Firing HEAT (High Explosive …
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