When the muskets fell silent in 1783, and the Treaty of Paris declared American independence a reality,…

The Battle of Guadalcanal (August 7, 1942 – February 9, 1943) was the first major Allied offensive…

The sun broke over the horizon in a brilliant display of orange and gold, painting the clouds…

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Whenever I am in the back yard and hear the sound of rotor blades, I’m reminded of…

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In 1985, I was a young LCpl, 5811 at Camp H. M. Smith, HI (Now Marine Base…

I recently had the opportunity to join Gunny G on his Pit-Talk Podcast, where we discussed a…

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I’m writing this now before the few memory banks I have left slowly turn the ones I…

At the end of 1966 I transferred from 3/5 to 1st MPs at Danang Airbase. The CO…

Do you remember the last time the Skipper requested you front and center yourself in his presence…

During the turbulent years of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Marines were not only called to engage…

When my Momma sent me off to the Vietnam camp-o-ree with a few other MAG-36 folks during…

I have always regarded my 1966-67 Viet Nam combat tour with the Marine Corps as a remarkable…

Recent budget hearings in Washington have led some to believe changes must be made in the Defense…

On a seemingly routine training day in December 1999, a Marine Corps training exercise turned into a…

If it wasn’t for flashbacks, I’d have no memories at all. The message being passed down the…

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From the late 1950s until the CH-46 entered service in 1965, the UH-34 operated as the mainstay…

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I sheathed my ka-bar after winning a territorial battle with a scorpion for a foxhole that was…

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