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- Photos from Vietnam
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Here's a couple of the photos. I think the girl on the left is the girl you said got married. Joe
- Soggy Welcome
- I arrived at Danang on the Marine Corps birthday in 1968. There was a steady rain falling. We FNG's made our way to the Transit Barracks, and passed by a table, with a half eaten cake, covered by a wind blown canopy. Once inside we chose our bunks and waited to be assigned to our Units. An E5 approached me and asked that I get three buddies for a "detail". He then told the four of us to grab our ponchos and he handed us two broom handles. He then …
Read More - Memories of Vietnam and Labels of ARVN cigs and rum
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Sgt. Grit, Just wanted to check in and say how much I enjoy the Thursday letter; (it makes my week) and also the pictures. The personal stories and pictures bring back so many memories. I was with 3rd MAR.DIV., Hqs. Bn., Comm. Co., Rad. Rel. Plt. Which meant I was T.A.D. most of the time, so I was located from Quang Tri to Vandergrif ,with the 4th Mar., and 3rd Mar. Regt’s. Back at Dong Ha we were close to the ARVN unit that I think, if I remember right, …
Read More - Vietnam Memorabilia
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Sarge Here are three cover page only scans of some humorous books I got while in Vietnam back in 1970. Later time permitting will send some photos of the area and of some Marines I served with. maybe they will see themselves, and remember when! also you can forward email to me. Semper Fi. Choo Choo Sgt of Marines (NLA) 1968-1974 RVN 70-71
- Hill 55 and Liberty Road
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1966 / 67, Hill 55 south of DaNang in the background. We were starting our morning mine sweep. I was a combat engineer with c/1/26. This 1.5 mile stretch this side of the river (Song Thu Bon River in background) was called Liberty Road. We swept it every morning to open it up for resupply traffic out to An Hoa. We had a squad of engineers and a squad of grunts split on each flank and also a tank. That day I was driving the mule. We rotated …
Read More - Rockpile
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Sgt Grit, I was on the Rockpile as 2531 mos radio operator with 3rd Recon in '67 I remember some of the Marines in this photo they were from an infantry unit stationed on Highway 9 the CO was a major with a Polish last name I can't remember. In the photo on the right the guy with arms raised is Alvarez, the three guys are Wheeler, Renard, and I can't remember the last guy's name? I maybe unloading water in the photo on the left. Doc Soul is not …
Read More - Merry Christmas
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Hello Sgt. Grit. I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, May the coming years be prosperous, happy, healthy and full of cheer. Here is a photograph I shot in Dong Ha Vietnam Christmas Eve 1968. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The 3rd. Marine Division Dong Ha Vietnam 1968
- I volunteered
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I enlisted in the Marines in 1968 out of high school on a delayed entry program…arrived in San Diego in October…went through infantry training…set foot in Nam in Arpil ’69…..assigned to Delta Co 1 / 4 3rd Marine Div in I Corp…after a few months our radio man rotated to the world…I volunteered to carry it…..I did not know the life expectancy of a radioman was about 3 seconds…I was given a codebook, map, and compass…. that was my training….having to negotiate the bush by compass and map greatly improved …
Read More - Christmas 1964
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Sgt Grit Here is a copy of our 1964 Christmas Menu. The U.S.S. Lenawee was off Vietnam at the time. Speaking of Bob Hope. On Christmas Eve, 1964, Bob Hope and his USO troupe were en route to the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, Vietnam. Cue card man Barney McNulty was late getting the cue cards off the plane. That delay ultimately saved all of their lives when a Viet Cong truck loaded with 300 pounds of TNT exploded at their hotel. Investigation revealed a Viet Cong document …
Read More - DaNang Golf Club
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In reference to Bill Pakinkis' comment about the DaNang Golf Club, I'd like to confirm that the course is being constructed just a few clix south of Marble Mountain complex off the old beach highway on the way to Hoi An...I had a chance to play the first 18 holes of what will be a 36 hole course and resort, about a year and a half ago...But I have a preference for Montgomerie Links Golf Course, which is the other course just south of DGC, and is a better developed …
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