One Day I Can Never Forget
May 26, 1969 The Battery had been moved to the top of Dong Ha Mountain for a few weeks now. Battery A 1st Battalion 12th Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division...
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One Day I Can Never Forget
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The Gunny's Basic Rules
RULE 1 The Gunny is always right. RULE 2 In the impossible hypothesis that a subordinate or officer may be right, rule 1 becomes immediately effective. RULE 3 The Gunny does not sleep;...
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Banana Fleet
There is not many older Marines to remember serving aboard the Banana Fleet. I enlisted in the Marine Corps in May 1934 at the Milk St. Recruiting Office in Boston...
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You might be a jarhead if…
You’ve ever used the term “Oohrah” in anycontext other than sarcasm.Your dream home is base housing.You’ve ever rolled pennies to buy beer on a week night.You’ve ever sold blood to...
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Fix Bayonets!
On 1- Feb- 2019 Major Edward Wright USMC (Retired) received The Silver Star for action on 21-Aug-1967. At the time of the action he was Lt. Wright, a platoon leader...
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Marine Corps Olympians
MCCS Forward Throughout the history of the Marine Corps there have been many examples of Marines who have excelled on both the battlefield and the playing field. We have listed...
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Friendship Festival
Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, opened it’s gates to thousands of smiling community members and U.S. residents for the annual Friendship Festival May 11. Combined Arms Training Center Camp...
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Saved My Life
It was a Friday afternoon in November 2008 just after Thanksgiving. I stopped in the Worcester, (MA) Detachment Marine Corps League for a beer or two in the Leatherneck Lounge....
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Happened on 23 June 1968
Returning home from a combat zone can be a very joyous occasion for most military personnel, but for those who were in actual combat, the experience of homecoming can be...
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Reflections in Stone
Thoughts during a few moments spent standing, staring at a vertical slate of black marble; only vaguely aware of the rain drenched figure standing, staring back; unable to move any...
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The Crows Nest
Most Marines who served in Vietnam have seen or,heard of “The Marble Mountain” located near China Beach and the Marine Air Facility at Da-Nang.Some might not know that there was...
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An American Hero Passes
U.S. Army Air Corps Lieutenant Dick Cole’s passing Tuesday, April 9th, raised barely a ripple of interest. But Lt. Cole was a genuine American hero. Today’s youth display scant knowledge,...
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My Dad, My Hero!!!!
This story is about my Dad Ssgt Kenneth D. Havice ret. He spent 3 terms in Vietnam, receiving 4 Purple Hearts, I’m not for sure where he was but all...
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