I've had a copy of this message for a while and was wondering if this is a true story. You may have seen it already. Pretty spectacular if true. S/F, Alex Dimitrew
By: Daniel J Rudroff I need some help I was in the USMC from August of 62 to July of 65. I went to Okinawa with 1/9 and from there I went on the LPH Iwo Jima. My records show...
I arrived in DaNang Dec. 27, 1967. I served 18 mos with the First Shore Party Bn, First Mar Div. I volunteered and am proud to have served my Country! This I will defend!
While enjoyable to read stories of family members carrying on the tradition and old friends reuniting, it’s even more fantastic when you get to experience this: 1985 in Korea, 2nd Lt. Taggart on the left, Cpl. Thornton, M.A. on the...
MARINE OF THE WEEK // He refused to leave a fallen Marine behind…Sgt. Eubaldo Lovato1st Battalion, 8th marinesNovember 11, 2004 Operation Phantom Fury, Fallujah, Iraq Award: Silver Star (upgraded from Bronze Star) During the second battle for Fallujah, then-Corporal Lovato and...
By: artmgysgt I joined the USMC in 1961 and after leaving boot camp I was assigned to “H” Battery 3/10 as a cannoneer. I loved the job but in 1963 I went to NGF School at Little Creek Va. Then...
By: Sam James We arrived at the San Diego airport at 2AM, three days late, leaving Houston after a hurricane. Everyone was herded off onto “cattle cars”. While standing on the “yellow foot prints”, a couple of guys in the...
Myth: Common belief is that most Vietnam veterans were drafted. Fact: 2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 2/3 of the men who served in World War II were drafted. Approximately 70% of those killed in Vietnam were volunteers....
