Veteran’s
Loyalty
Where do these Veterans with the attitude, “that
Vet thing doesn’t cut it with me” get
off! That’s right Veterans who don’t
give a damn about their fellow Veterans. Yes, we
have them and I am sure you have run into this strange
breed. I had my experience with a few and unfortunately
some that I helped because they were Vets. The aforementioned
quote rolled off the lips of a retired senior SNCO,
a Sgt Major in fact, and was directed towards another
Marine SNCO Veteran. I have also seen it in retired
officers who have ignored fellow Marines and Veterans
in need. They understand the brotherhood only when
it is convenient to them; they certainly give new
meaning to the phrase Semper Fi, Mac!.. . Read
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My Mistress
35 years is a long time to spend with a mistress,
but that is how long we've been together. And,
as long as I'm telling the truth, she hasn't treated
me very well. In fact, she is the cause of a lot
of sleepless nights. She makes me depressed and
angry. She makes me feel isolated and numb and
guilty. She is the one who makes me feel like
I don't fit in, that I'm not normal, that I'm
unlovable and unworthy. She is the reason that
I drink too much and hide in my bunker.
But let's be fair. She also gave me the best
times of my life. She showed me what it means
to be so close to someone that I would defend
their safety at any cost. She was with me when
I became a man. She taught me to share my last
cigarette, my last can of beans, my thoughts,
and my dreams; all of those things that are so
hard for me to share with you, my wife. She taught
me to recognize the flavor of what it is like
to be alive, and the sound of that roaring silence
after a fight. She gave me a thousand things that
only she could give me; things that I can never
give to you, my wife. And I am happy that I can't
give them to you... Read
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we ever really get out?
It was right after monsoon season when for me,
all hell came loose in that far off land of “OZ”.
It came unglued on a recon patrol in the proximity
of our base camp in the Quang-Tri province.
The enemy’s Tet Offensive was in full swing
at the once Capitol City of Hue. They were also
attacking Phu-Bai, laying siege to Khe-Sahn and
Saigon. Rolling Thunder was in high gear. This was
the first, or maybe the second time, President Johnson
ordered Rolling Thunder. Air power from the Air
Force, Navy and Marine Corps were pounding the North
Vietnam area of Hanoi and Hai-Phong, along the DMZ,
as well as around Khe-Sahn, the Ho Chi Minh Trail,
and any other targets they could find... Read
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POW/MIA
Flag Under Attack
In recent weeks there have been more than a subtle
number of op-ed pieces in some major newspapers
like the Boston-Globe and even, believe it or not,
in the Marine Corps Times (MCT) attacking the POW/MIA
Flag. It is painstakingly clear that these writers
have no real understanding of the inner workings
of this issue, have no personal reference when attempting
to write their commentaries, nor have then made
attempts to do so. Each of these men, James Carroll
at the Boston Globe and Robert Dorr the op-ed contributor
in the MCT, made no attempt to ask their questions
to those that still feel this flag means something
and has a symbolism that will linger far into the
next century...Read
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What is a SNCO?
What's a Marine Staff NCO? Well aside from all the creeds
and poster Marine stuff sometimes you're dad. Or gramps,
you are the one everyone looks to when the chips are down.
You're an instructor, a task master, or "that no
good S.O.B!". You're the guy YOU wanted to be when
you grow up. You're bastard at times, but you know you
need to be to maintain dicipline.
You are "comand presence". You are a good listener,
a story teller, a joker, a killer, or a cop when you need
to be. You're judge and joury, or a lifeguard... Read
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First of all I have to set the record straight about something
that has some wondering.
I was not given a “Recon Marines’”
MOS, I was made an 0311. Of which most of our Company
and Battalion was made of. As we didn’t have any
skilled training in Recon, it was some harsh on the job
training. Our hard core Recon Marines were up in Dong-ha
before joining the rest of us at Quang-tri, Force Recon.
We were given grunts mainly for FNGs, so I hope I’ve
answered any questions you may have as to the authenticity
of my writings. You just don’t become a Recon Marine
you have to attend a school. So yes I was a supply man
who became a grunt in a Recon unit, and I’ve told
my story ...
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.
Veteran’s Loyalty
2.
My Mistress
3.
Did we ever really get out?
4.
POW/MIA Flag Under Attack
5.
What is a SNCO?
6.
Hero - Part II
7.
Bulldozer Bob
8.
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