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Outstanding ! Thanks Semper Fi
Outstanding ! Thanks
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Anyone know where to find data on battalion firebase between Con Thien and Gio Linh ?
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09-22-04, 03:49 PM
Thread: Hey! Sparrowhawk!
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" Braveheart " also one of my favorite movies ....
" Braveheart " also one of my favorite movies . Robert the Bruce was an excellent king . I helped my son write a paper on him for school.
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08-26-04, 09:27 AM
Thread: Vietnam War has no place in 2004 election
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I agree,. It has been a mistake to bring up the...
I agree,. It has been a mistake to bring up the Vietnam war and to divide the country again. And I don't like to see Vietnam Veterans divided either .
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08-22-04, 11:41 AM
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Great pictures!
Great pictures!
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08-22-04, 11:38 AM
Thread: Distinguished Marines Stamps Approved
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Outstanding ! Have been hoping this went through .
Outstanding ! Have been hoping this went through .
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08-16-04, 11:04 AM
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It is excellent duty and MCI courses keep you...
It is excellent duty and MCI courses keep you informed in your field. I had three diiferant duty stations in three years and that system worked very well and that was forty years ago .
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Reading
Have been rereading Martin Russ' "The Last Parallel" . A journal written in the last months of the Korean War. An armourer who volunteered for the infantry , then participated in a good many patrols...
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06-20-04, 07:06 PM
Thread: Sniper School Photos....
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Interesting . camoflage as art . Thanks for the...
Interesting . camoflage as art . Thanks for the great photos !
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06-18-04, 11:34 AM
Thread: What ships did you embark to ??
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APA Bexar from Long Beach to okinawa...
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Bexar from Long Beach to okinawa early 1966.
George Clymer from Okinawa to Chu Lai Vietnam -April 1966 -
06-18-04, 11:12 AM
Thread: To All Fleet Marine Force Marines
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Yo Namgrunt, I was indeed . Golf Co. ,...
Yo Namgrunt,
I was indeed . Golf Co. , 2/5 . Was in that forward troop compartment of the Bexar . What did you do extend , I see you
were there in 66\67 ?
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06-18-04, 10:10 AM
Thread: To All Fleet Marine Force Marines
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Went to Oki on the Bexar with 5th Marines , Oki...
Went to Oki on the Bexar with 5th Marines , Oki to Nam on the old George Clymer .
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06-17-04, 06:03 PM
Thread: To All Fleet Marine Force Marines
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65-66 5TH Marines 1st Marine Division 67 ...
65-66 5TH Marines 1st Marine Division
67 2nd Marines 2nd Marine Division Camp Lejuene
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05-20-04, 09:01 PM
Thread: Just heard from son.
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Thanks Gary for sharing your E-mail. His attitude...
Thanks Gary for sharing your E-mail. His attitude is great ! A professional .
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05-14-04, 06:01 PM
Thread: Anyone going to see Troy?
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Yes indeedy ! " The Illiad " is a classic and I...
Yes indeedy ! " The Illiad " is a classic and I will see this weekend . Thanks for the excellent description .
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Have little experience with Red Cross other than...
Have little experience with Red Cross other than occassional coffee station in Vietnam .
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05-08-04, 12:36 PM
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I was on MSG duty in the early sixties. Later I...
I was on MSG duty in the early sixties. Later I went FMF where i knew several sharp young grunts had turned the duty down because they didn't know anything about it. Soundslike the same problem , in-...
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04-17-04, 05:14 PM
Thread: FALLUJAH, Iraq "It's a sniper's dream,"
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Very interesting ! I had read somewhere...
Very interesting !
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04-15-04, 09:13 AM
Thread: Books for Marines in Iraq
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Books for Marines in Iraq
A long time ago , excellent people sent us books in Vietnam.
Where can I send books/help with books for Marines in Iraq ?
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04-12-04, 11:49 AM
Thread: Question about combat pay in Vietnam
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I remember the pay as $ 65.00 per month .
I remember the pay as $ 65.00 per month .
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Just finished Max Boot's " Savage Wars of Peace" . Excellent and appropriate reading for these complicated times . It is an overview of American involvement in " Small Wars " from 1800 to 2001 . Boot...
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03-01-04, 10:02 AM
Thread: Ghost Patrol
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Thanks for sharing that Mike . Thats a very...
Thanks for sharing that Mike . Thats a very moving dedication to our brothers lost in battle.
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01-03-04, 07:38 PM
Thread: W. Buchanan's "Full Circle"
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W. Buchanan's "Full Circle"
Just finished this very good book of Golf Co , 2nd Bn ,5th Marines part of 1966 and 1967 in Vietnam. This book will appeal not only to the grunts who lived on c-rats and patrolled the area around Con...
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11-03-03, 08:41 PM
Thread: Army files charge in combat tactic
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This is B S ! Army Management is worried about...
This is B S ! Army Management is worried about POLITICAL CORRECTNESS . They need to back down and retire that officer honorably .
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10-02-03, 08:48 PM
Thread: WOW, more NYPOST news
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I hate it when my printer quits.
I hate it when my printer quits.
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