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09-26-11, 12:52 PM
Thread: Questions On A Uniform
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Questions On A Uniform
I am trying to find out if a uniform I last wore on Nov 11,1973 is still available.
It is a formal white uniform with gold accessories. The one I wore 38 years ago is no longer any good. I had it... -
08-03-11, 11:00 AM
Thread: National Defense Service Medal
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As I have read all the posts here I am reminded...
As I have read all the posts here I am reminded that on Sept 21,1965, graduation day from MCRD San Diego (we graduated in Trops) no one was awarded the NDSM in our entire company. I did not see any...
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01-14-10, 05:09 PM
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I realize you guys hate emails but what do you...
I realize you guys hate emails but what do you think about this one?
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11-28-09, 11:38 PM
Thread: National Defense Service Medal
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In 1965 when I graduated from boot camp no one in...
In 1965 when I graduated from boot camp no one in my series or company at ITR had any ribbons except prior service. I did not see anyone wear any ribbons except the higher ranks or the men returning...
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08-24-09, 11:32 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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MARINEKANSAS I was in VMFA-122 from July 67...
MARINEKANSAS
I was in VMFA-122 from July 67 (advance party) we were between H&MS-11 and VMCJ-1. I also was a bubblechaser and missed being in the Sept 66 cadre from VMCJ-3 by a few days. When were... -
03-28-09, 11:48 PM
Thread: Open Exhaust
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I am almost finished with an 84 chevy silverado...
I am almost finished with an 84 chevy silverado stepside. It has the original 305 engine and 750R4 trans but thats about all thats original. LMC has a lot of my money for replacement parts ie:...
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02-16-09, 09:19 PM
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I don't know much about the differences as to the...
I don't know much about the differences as to the service uniforms but at the Marine Corps Ball in Nov 08 I as did most of the Marines attending saw two officers in the new dress dinner uniform. We...
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02-16-09, 09:04 PM
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I mean this to be funny (ha ha funny) but isn't...
I mean this to be funny (ha ha funny) but isn't this sort of irrelevant question as I know many former Marines. The ones that have kept their uniforms do not wear them as they no longer fit. My...
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02-16-09, 08:36 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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have pictures of this event if I knew how I would...
have pictures of this event if I knew how I would send them to you not all of them as they tended to go bad as it has been over 40 years.
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08-06-08, 02:26 AM
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I am happy to see the blue cover on this site as...
I am happy to see the blue cover on this site as a while back I saw the movie on the history channel "Wake Island,
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08-06-08, 01:33 AM
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Just asking but in boot camp in 1965 I was issued...
Just asking but in boot camp in 1965 I was issued a tie bar that went with narrow ties,a few years later we were issued tie bars to go with the wide ties. Why did you have to shorten yours?
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08-06-08, 12:36 AM
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this has absolutely nothing to do with what you...
this has absolutely nothing to do with what you wish to know but it is funny (sort of ) When I came home from Vietnam I got married to a real ding a ling. One day she decided to wash my utilities...
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08-06-08, 12:24 AM
Thread: Sergeant Sergeant and other names
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when I was in Iwakuni there was a Sgt Sargent in...
when I was in Iwakuni there was a Sgt Sargent in H&HS-15
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08-05-08, 11:43 PM
Thread: Ribbon's out of BootCamp
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in 1965 when we graduated from boot camp we...
in 1965 when we graduated from boot camp we didn't get any ribbons fire watch or anything. I got my first ribbons when I left Vietnam but I had to go to the px on Okinawa and buy them myself. I was...
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08-05-08, 11:37 PM
Thread: Hashmarks
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I have a question about the hashmarks that the...
I have a question about the hashmarks that the reservists are wearing on their uniforms. I went to the first Marine Corps Ball on Nov 10,2007 (first one in 40 years) some of the reservists wearing...
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08-05-08, 11:32 PM
Thread: Winter greens brass belt buckle
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crasha51pan I have one from july 65 still in the...
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07-25-08, 01:46 PM
Thread: Sleeve Rolling
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Quick question--what if you didn't wish to roll...
Quick question--what if you didn't wish to roll up the sleeves?
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06-15-08, 02:05 AM
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I hated the running to the tank park in the far...
I hated the running to the tank park in the far corner of MCRDSD because it was by the chainlink fence seperating us from Navy bootcamp. We had to run five miles each day in full 782 gear and as we...
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06-15-08, 01:08 AM
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while stationed at MCAS El Toro took pilot...
while stationed at MCAS El Toro took pilot training and instructor made me learn to land on clouds before letting me try it on the ground. When the Marine pilots heard this they started calling me ...
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05-30-08, 07:33 PM
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Letter Of Apology
hows this for an apology?
This "Letter of Apology" was written by Lieutenant General Chuck Pitman, US Marine Corps, Retired:
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04-14-08, 09:21 PM
Thread: Suicidal Muslims
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Suicidal Muslims
Everyone seems to be wondering why Muslim terrorists are so quick to commit suicide ...
Let's see now..
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04-14-08, 11:25 AM
Thread: Beer tax hike sought
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those have already been taxed a few years ago but...
those have already been taxed a few years ago but didn't last to long and it was stopped.
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04-03-08, 04:07 PM
Thread: Wild Life in the Beginning?
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there were so many different types of bugs I...
there were so many different types of bugs I don't think anyone knows what they are spiders everywhere big ugly hairy ones and the gekkos everywhere I can't watch a geico commercial without thinking...
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03-31-08, 04:23 PM
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Ed you are on the ball about the cemetary in...
Ed you are on the ball about the cemetary in Bakersfield Ca as they just told us about it last week on the news. I live in Bakersfield and up until now the vets around here either had to go to LA to...
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03-30-08, 08:34 PM
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I am waiting for 18 dvd's to arrive they are...
I am waiting for 18 dvd's to arrive they are narrated by Walter Cronkite and are about the great historical moments in US history also will be getting 3 dvd's about Vietnam I already have lots of...
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03-17-24, 02:03 PM in Open Squad Bay