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Looks like Gen. David Shoup MOH

:marine: On Monday, Nov. 10, I will be getting together with 2 of my Marine Brothers in a Philadelphia tavern about 2 miles from the birthplace of our beloved Corps. For the first half an hour we'll...

782 gear, bucket issue , knapsack& haversack, shelterhalf and tent pegs, greens, trops, and those impossible to keep squared away khakis. Wide ties, skinny ties, and back to wide ties

If half of what they're saying about this little girl's actions under fire are true, she deserves at the very least the Army DSC.I just wish she was a Marine

MCRD Parris Island
Jan 17- Mar?,1966
Plt.218
SSGT. R.J. Handley
Sgt. Mills
Cpl. Bertram.
Boot camp was condensed in early '66, barely 8 weeks for our series. I don"t think the Corps was ready...

To USMC0311: clarification
I was not drafted into the Marines, I was about to be drafted into the army when I enlisted. At that time (Nov. '65) the Corps had two, three, and four year enlistments....

You old grunts might not believe this, but its true. Back in '65 I was a gung-ho kid a year out of high school looking for some adventure, and holding a draft notice in my hand. I went to see the...

Enlisted 8 Nov. 65, service # 2175137. Thought it was a pretty salty number as most of my recruit buddies had numbers starting 22xxxxx

To all of my Marine brothers (and sisters), Happy Thanksgiving, and be thankful that this country has the United States Marine Corps

To all of my Marine brothers (and sisters),