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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Happy Birthday |
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Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:07 pm
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Location: Northern Illinois
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Wishing all my fellow Marines a Happy Birthday.
Semper Fi and Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:58 pm
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Mike,
I spent a lot of time with the Marines at Fort Huachuca, AZ and Viet Nam.
Happy Birthday to all you Jar Heads, one great bunch of guys, and 1st class fighting men. Semper Fi
Pine Creek/Dave
163rd MISF - 2nd Grp
US Army CID - Retired
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Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:08 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Mom and Dad were both Marines.
Dad retired as a 1st Lt, drawing CWO3 pay
Mom was one of the 65 women to start the Woman's Marine Corps during WWII.
Awesome
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Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:17 pm
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Location: Tappahannock, Virginia
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To dad today: Happy birthday Marine.
He retired in ‘80 with thirty years in the Corp. He was the third ranked NCO in at that point. Damn proud of him and his service. God bless the USMC! |
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Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:24 pm
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Location: NCWa
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I was active 2 years 7 months 18 days 4 hours and 5 minutes (8 AM PDT May 15, 1967 - 2:05 PM EST Jan 2, 1970. As the author/poet wrote It was the Best of times and it was the Worst of times. I appreciate the thoughts as I remember those that didn't survive the ordeal, thank you. |
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:11 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Gentlemen,
Leaving to meet a few fellow Viet Nam Veterans for Brunch, hope all who took the Oath to Protect our US Constitution have a great day under the freedom they all helped so bravely to provide.
Happy Veterans Day and Happy Birthday to all the Marines.
Pine Creek/Dave |
_________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:29 pm
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AmericanMeet wrote: |
I was active 2 years 7 months 18 days 4 hours and 5 minutes (8 AM PDT May 15, 1967 - 2:05 PM EST Jan 2, 1970. As the author/poet wrote It was the Best of times and it was the Worst of times. I appreciate the thoughts as I remember those that didn't survive the ordeal, thank you.
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May 7, 1967 to June 1971. Were you at San Diego or Paris Island?
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:48 pm
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Location: NCWa
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Chicago wrote: |
May 7, 1967 to June 1971. Were you at San Diego or Paris Island?
Good Hunting,
Mike
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Chicago, I was a Hollywood Marine, Platoon 378; but after overseas and a few months at CamPen I went to NWS Charleston and spent a few weeks at Parris Island for rifle and pistol qualification. Permanent personnel went to great lengths to keep us away from the recruits - they didn't want us to infect them so early in their career. |
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:46 pm
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
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Location: Western WA
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Happy Birthday USMC!
Pop was 5th Marine Div Iwo Jima veteran, wounded by machine gun fire but was patched up and stayed through the duration. He watched the famous flag raising on Mt Suribachi from the battlefield.
He hit the beach at Iwo Jima in first 30 min, and we have his hand written notes of what the landing was like, starting with unimaginable chaos and then steadily establishing order, hope some day to publish.
Pop was taught marksmanship at OCS Ft Lejune by future USMC Commandant Capt. Lew Walt, and qualified Expert in rifle and pistol. At age 75 Pop amazed us by shooting a 4 in. group with a surplus M-1 from 100 yds prone.
We never heard him utter a word of complaint, and he carried himself with an air of quiet confidence and authority, which we attributed to his USMC training as his many USMC comrades all exhibited the same trait when they visited us.
Today he guards the brow of a hill at Ft Custer National Cemetery in Battle Creek MI. Needless to say, US Marines are HIGHLY HONORED in our family.
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:40 pm
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AmericanMeet wrote: |
Chicago wrote: |
May 7, 1967 to June 1971. Were you at San Diego or Paris Island?
Good Hunting,
Mike
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Chicago, I was a Hollywood Marine, Platoon 378; but after overseas and a few months at CamPen I went to NWS Charleston and spent a few weeks at Parris Island for rifle and pistol qualification. Permanent personnel went to great lengths to keep us away from the recruits - they didn't want us to infect them so early in their career.
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San Diego, Platoon 375. I was full Hollywood, being in the Air Wing and spent all of 1969 at Marble Mountain near China Beach and Danang.
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:42 pm
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Many thanks to all my brothers who served. I know many of our members served.
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:22 pm
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Happy Birthday to the Marines. I celebrate veterans' Day today which celebrates all veterans.
Enlisted Aug 31st, 1961, basic training & AIT at FT. Ord California -destination Germany.
Final discharge, FT. Carson, Co, 1 Jan, '95 - took a nine year break from the service.
Was everything from a ground pounder to paper pusher.
Dale |
_________________ One man with courage makes a majority.
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Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:31 pm
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Thanks guys for all that you’ve done for our country |
_________________ i reckon so. I guess we all died a little in that damn war. |
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Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:47 pm
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Enlisted Aug 31st, 1961, basic training & AIT at FT. Ord California -destination Germany.
Hey Dale, ever been to Stillwell Hall?
Griff |
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Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:38 am
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Stack16 wrote: |
Enlisted Aug 31st, 1961, basic training & AIT at FT. Ord California -destination Germany.
Hey Dale, ever been to Stillwell Hall?
Griff
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Doesn't ring a bell, give me some more info please.
Dale |
_________________ One man with courage makes a majority.
...Andrew Jackson... |
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