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10-20-13, 11:03 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Funny Little Circus :D But they referred to it,...
Funny Little Circus :D
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03-04-12, 06:55 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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That does sound right, yes, it does seem like a...
That does sound right, yes, it does seem like a heck of a long ways, for a 30 mile trip.
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03-04-12, 06:44 PM
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Must be that darned 30 round magazine, of .30...
Must be that darned 30 round magazine, of .30 carbine ammo. :(
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03-02-12, 01:45 AM
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Too bad about the carbines, I used to have one of...
Too bad about the carbines, I used to have one of those, lost in a house fire, would love the chance to replace it, although it might be outside of my budget. :)
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02-29-12, 10:57 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Ooops! I think I was guilty of missing that to....
Ooops! I think I was guilty of missing that to. Our compound was nestled just across the valley from 1st Mar Div, next door to Dog Patch. I think the closest ville, was "Da Son", I think that...
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02-29-12, 10:50 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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A lot of the, so called, roads we used were ......
A lot of the, so called, roads we used were ... interesting. No I'm trying to recall how I got there, We'd start out with a convoy, down Hwy 1, heading toward Baldy, or one of the firebases past...
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02-28-12, 10:15 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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I recall making a number of runs to a CAP Unit at...
I recall making a number of runs to a CAP Unit at Hoi An (I was with 11th Motors 1970-1971), was that you?
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01-10-12, 07:29 AM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Yup, and Lola Falana, was his headliner.
Yup, and Lola Falana, was his headliner.
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12-13-11, 09:29 AM
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No, the concept has not changed but some memories...
No, the concept has not changed but some memories may have. :D
Truth be told most did follow orders, as described, but there have always been a small contingents of malcontents, winers, and... -
12-12-11, 09:51 PM
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There were always a few sea lawyers around, but...
There were always a few sea lawyers around, but most of them could come up with a better complaint than this.
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12-12-11, 09:49 PM
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One word answer ... "YES" :evilgrin: You want...
One word answer ... "YES" :evilgrin:
You want home cooking, get it before formation. -
11-30-11, 11:18 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Yes, I believe they did the only one that I saw...
Yes, I believe they did the only one that I saw was the Bob Hope thing, in December of 70 ... at least they said it was him, kind of hard to tell for sure from that range :bunny:
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11-29-11, 11:05 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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How ya been Doc. Yup, even saw Bob Hope out...
How ya been Doc. Yup, even saw Bob Hope out back of that place ... from about 100 feet on the outside of the concertina wire :bunny:
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11-29-11, 10:29 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Got to love the way you turn a phrase. :beer: I...
Got to love the way you turn a phrase. :beer:
I was with 11th Motors 70-71. I watched a video that someone shot from a scooter posted here somewhere a year or so ago, coming out of Danang, past... -
04-19-11, 01:21 AM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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I was with 11th Motors, and used to drive that...
I was with 11th Motors, and used to drive that ridge quite a bit, on the trash and chow run, so it was a very familiar view. 1st MarDiv in the foreground, 11th motors across the valley and, too far...
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04-17-11, 06:40 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Your link was messed up, but I managed to find...
Your link was messed up, but I managed to find the album, via your profile. Some good pics there, a few were familiar. I think the one from the mountain, was from the ridge above 1St Mar Div,...
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04-10-11, 02:38 AM
Thread: Platoon Numbers
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Well I know the first digit is the Battalion, in...
Well I know the first digit is the Battalion, in your case 3rd Battalion.
The rest is simply a rotating number, although I think the still start over every year, so they would never reach 999.
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03-23-11, 08:15 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Not as far as I know! Semper FI
Not as far as I know!
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03-22-11, 09:31 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Thanks for the details, I remember hearing about...
Thanks for the details, I remember hearing about that. Of course the version I heard was much more colorful ... funny how scuttlebutt tends to embellish things.;)
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02-19-11, 09:15 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Some good pics there Jamie! I recall many of...
Some good pics there Jamie! I recall many of those views.
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01-22-11, 03:00 AM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Weren't we all? :banana::banana:
Weren't we all? :banana::banana:
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12-27-10, 06:30 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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It's changed a bit
Somebody posted that video a while back, but I watched it again anyway.
Used to drive trucks over that road, daily but it looks like the road, at least around Freedom Hill, has deteriorated a lot.
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12-14-10, 11:06 PM
Thread: Thank you vietnam vets.
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I'm sure you will be supported by prayers from...
I'm sure you will be supported by prayers from many of your older brothers, some will mention it, some will not.
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11-06-10, 10:31 PM
Thread: Question on chow hall charges
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Unloved Drill Instructors? Come on Top, we were...
Unloved Drill Instructors? Come on Top, we were all loved weren't we? :evilgrin:
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06-18-10, 07:45 PM
Thread: Who Remembers Dog Patch?
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Na ... the building materials are too upscale :D
Na ... the building materials are too upscale :D
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