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05-15-12, 10:24 PM
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Thanks for the kind words, Eric and Rooger.
Thanks for the kind words, Eric and Rooger.
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05-07-12, 02:43 PM
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BATTLEGROUND PACIFIC:A Marine Rifleman's Combat Odyssey in K/3/5 - In Stores Tomorrow
I can't thank my friends enough in this forum who have asked questions and been friends of mine. You mean a lot to me. After all this time (67 years) I've been blessed enough to tell my story.
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11-28-11, 09:43 PM
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Oh yeah? Isn't that something! Stop by...
Oh yeah? Isn't that something!
Stop by anytime.
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11-25-11, 07:51 PM
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Sterling Mace - Battleground Pacific: A Marine Rifleman's Combat Odyssey in K/3/5
Hello Marines,
Sorry I've not been around lately. I've just been working on my golf game. I'm thinking about going pro. Haha! Seriously, my book is now available for some pre-orders on the... -
06-13-11, 08:07 AM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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A few days ago I ran across a WWII message forum,...
A few days ago I ran across a WWII message forum, so I decided to talk to ome of the fellas in there...and while a few seem interested in what happened in the Pacific, I was shocked to find they were...
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06-12-11, 04:32 PM
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Killing is Easy: The Real Pacific War with a Marine Rifleman in K/3/5
Hello Marines. It's been a while since I've been in here, but I thought you fellas might like to read a something from my book that didn't make the final cut. I liked this part, but in the end it...
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04-19-11, 03:02 PM
Thread: Gays in My Marine Corps?
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With a crowbar, son. I'm not trying to plug...
With a crowbar, son.
I'm not trying to plug my book, Marines. But the subject is touched upon in my book. I'm not even sure we had a word for them back in my day. Maybe sissies or "kinda... -
04-11-11, 03:45 PM
Thread: Korean War Veterans??
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Korean War Veterans??
Do we have any Korean War veterans in here?
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04-10-11, 08:53 PM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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Marine...This sort of brings back things full...
Marine...This sort of brings back things full circle, because growing up in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York, we had a VFW hall...and it was full of drunken Great War veterans. To us kids, it was...
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04-08-11, 06:00 PM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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Mike, That's very interesting and it brings up...
Mike,
That's very interesting and it brings up something I touched upon in my book a little.
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04-07-11, 04:25 PM
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This was a very good read. Thank you. The 1st...
This was a very good read. Thank you. The 1st Marines were done as a fighting unit very early on Peleliu. It's sad really.
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04-06-11, 07:14 PM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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Scott, I don't know too much about films, but...
Scott, I don't know too much about films, but from what I understand this Band of Brothers spent a lot of time with the men who actually served, while the one of the Pacific didn't speak to any of...
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04-06-11, 05:43 PM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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Dave, It goes to press in July I believe,...
Dave,
It goes to press in July I believe, which should mean about 6 months later. At least that's what they're telling me. I can't wait too much longer though or I'll die. hahaha.
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04-06-11, 05:41 PM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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I've seen a little bit of the Band of Brothers...
I've seen a little bit of the Band of Brothers and I was invited to the red carpet premier of the Pacific in New Orleans. I've seen that one too.
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04-06-11, 04:48 PM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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It wasn't about what the kid said that bugged me....
It wasn't about what the kid said that bugged me. It was everything that I've experienced since the war. The other day there was all this talk on the face book about this guy Shifty Power's book,...
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04-06-11, 03:46 PM
Thread: What about the Marines in WWII?
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Gentlemen, thank you. Perhaps I should thump my...
Gentlemen, thank you. Perhaps I should thump my chest in an Army site. haha. No, this just got my dander up a little bit.
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04-06-11, 02:29 PM
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What about the Marines in WWII?
Marines...
I'm not one to bellyache much, but if you've been living with this - as I have - for 66 years, it begins to ache a little in your heart of hearts.
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04-05-11, 08:20 PM
Thread: Anyone remember these terms?
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"Spoonin' under the moon."
"Spoonin' under the moon."
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04-05-11, 06:48 PM
Thread: Anyone remember these terms?
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There was this apparatus that affixed to your car...
There was this apparatus that affixed to your car door, right where the window rolled down, and it would hang out of your car…you would put ice water in it – lots of ice – and the air moving through...
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04-04-11, 08:43 PM
Thread: So how do you find dead buddies?
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Thank you fellas, I know you are sincere. It...
Thank you fellas, I know you are sincere. It kind of reminds me of a joke title for my book that I used to tell the locals:
"Saving the World, by Saving my Ass...One Nip at a Time."
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04-04-11, 01:21 PM
Thread: I Remember
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Bill, There's no words adequate enough to...
Bill,
There's no words adequate enough to express how I feel when I hear news like this. Your son made a better world for us all. Just remember that he left this world a better place for his... -
04-03-11, 08:11 PM
Thread: So how do you find dead buddies?
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Yes, that's Larry, too. He was from Dobbs Ferry,...
Yes, that's Larry, too. He was from Dobbs Ferry, NY. I didn't see that about Rob or Rose. I wonder who they could be. I will try them in Yonkers.
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04-03-11, 08:08 PM
Thread: So how do you find dead buddies?
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Thank you, Sarge. That is both Sy Levy whom I...
Thank you, Sarge. That is both Sy Levy whom I was only 20 feet away from when he was killed (where I later found out was the China Wall), and Larry Mahan who was with L/3/5 and was hit on the beach...
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04-03-11, 05:36 PM
Thread: So how do you find dead buddies?
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So how do you find dead buddies?
I realize that a lot of these search places for Marine buddies are not design for people my age - that someone who died 66 years ago is tall order, to find info, pictures, etc...
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04-03-11, 02:52 PM
Thread: Battle of Okinawa
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Mr. Merrell, What was your outfit and your...
Mr. Merrell,
What was your outfit and your MOS? I was in K/3/5, 1st Marine Division, landing on April 1st, as well.
Yes, it got real rough for us as soon as we headed south. That would be...
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
04-04-24, 11:35 PM in Open Squad Bay