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- Bravo Company 3rd Amtrac Bn. 1st MarDiv
- Don't let Mike slide by you. He was an outstanding welder. Took pieces off a code X'd tractor and resurrected other tractors. Hey Mike, got a picture of you if you want it, lemme know, and I'll send you the url to it. It's on one of the Amtrac Websites.. Do you remember the name of the guy down in Chu Lai who filled up one of the tractors batteries with seawater. Trying to recall his name and forgot it. Got mine 5th of May 68. Trying to get my …
Read More - 23 Marines from Mike 3/7 1st Marines up against a battalion of NVA
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Against all odds 23 marines fighting hand to hand and in a fierce firefight with 300 nva, were able to beat them back killing over 100 VC , Marines lost 10. But not before a dear friend of mine lost his life, but he took 4 with him in hand to hand combat. Rest in peace Lester. I wear a tattoo in his memory. Mike Company 3/7 was the most decorated marine company in the Vietnam war. Jack L. Rowland 0331
- USMC Chow
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I entered the Corps on 8 AUG 66, Being a skinny body (127 lbs) I had to eat every meal twice. Upon graduation I weighed 165 lbs, and was in the best shape of my life. After reading about bad food in your news letter I was reminded of the poor food at my unit in Phu Bai, 3rd motors in march of 1967. I decided that I would rather eat C rations rather than risk eating there. One of the worst meals was the green liver that you needed a …
Read More - *THE NAM* The Longest & Younges War in US History.
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In "The Nam" We did not Fight & Die for our Country, or for "OLD GOLORY", "HELL NO" ("WE ALL") Fought & Died for ("ANGAFUL NATHON") & to kept each other alive to get back to ("THE WORLD"), For ("13") Gut Wrenchinge mouths, For some much longer, Most of ("US") that came back alive, I know would like to have taken formal President ("Johnson & Nixon") & that Dam Yes Man ("Gen.Westmorlan") & ("LITERLY") thrown All those ("DAM BASTERDS") up against THE ("WHITE HOUSE WALL")! In ("15") year peroid They …
Read More - B Co., 3rd Amtrac Bn., 1 st Marine Div.
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Saw Jim's post, wanted to let him know we are still out there, even though we are start'n to get a little long in the tooth. Was a 19 year old kid back in 1966, volunteered for the Corp and volunteered for Nam. Chu Lai, DaNang/Marble Mt./ 3/1 in the field. Was a 2142, returned to the states in Aug. 67. My heart belongs to the Marines I left behind ! Semper Fi..
- Chu Lai
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Here is a photo of the sign at Chu Lai mentioned in your recent newsletter. I was a RIO, 192 times, in the F-4s of VMFA-122. In September, 1970 I was reassigned to VMFA-314 to help ferry their aircraft to El Toro MCAS. I finished out my four years, assigned to MABS-33 at El Toro. 1/Lt. David L. Dunn, USMCR, Chu Lai, 1969-1970 Semper Fi
- 3rd Amtracs
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To Randy Talbot, 3rd Amtracs Saw the pictures of A Company with Liberty Bridge in the background and a lot of old memories came flooding back. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and all the other "tractor rats" with 3rd LVT who took me in as a young 0433 and taught the skills I needed to stay alive. Major Operations, search & destroy, ambushes, blocking force , patrols we did it all. We also knew that every VC and NVA with a RPG was gunning for our …
Read More - Amtracs Vietnam 1969
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Morning Grit, I’ve been seeing a lot of chatter in the newsletter about amtracs in Viet Nam lately. January 1st, 1969 at the ripe old age of 18 I found myself serving with the 3d Amtrac Bn. “A” Co. 3d Plt. 1st MarDiv. FMFWestPac. in the republic of Viet Nam. Our Battalion Area was on the beach at Marble Mountain. 3d platoon operated in that area known as Arizona Territory/Dodge City, Charlie Ridge, Hill 10, Hill 37, Hill 55, Hill 65, Liberty Bridge, and some times around An …
Read More - T-bones and a Hawk
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YES SGT. Wackerly.. We had T-Bones in the Corps. Here are 4 pics from 1968 "B" Brty 2nd LAAMS Chu Lai. I can be plainly seen cooking T-Bones on my Field Grill...88 men in the Brty, 54 steaks per box.......the leftover, unfrozen steaks went..... maybe back into the Black Market? maybe for the ice cream I served. The other 3 pics, shot with my Minolta 16..as fast as I could slide the film advance and hit the button...about 2 seconds for all 3 pics 1) Hawk Launcher @ 3,2,1 - …
Read More - MAG 13 Chu Lai
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I was in MAG-13, VMFA-115 Ordnance at Chu Lai in 69/70 and the group was all F-4s. Except for the HAMS Hummer, a C-117. There was a sign on the taxiway side of the revetments that said MAG 13 FIGHTERTOWN. Don't let the sign fool you. We were mostly close air support though. Richard Brown
