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WHAT'S NEW

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USMC PICTURE PAGES
Pictures and information sent in by combat Marines

[Alden, Michael, M/3/5][Alegria, Frank, M/3/5][Ambrose, Frank, M/3/5] [Anchondo, H&S 3/5][Bain, Jerry, I/3/5][Batten, Curtis, M/3/5] [Bisesi, Jim, H&S 3/5] [Blankenheim, Jim, M/3/5] [Bowers, Joe, M/3/5][Browder, Ed, Force Recon, M/3/5][Clark, Frank, M/3/5][Cottrell, Steve, M/3/5][Cravey, Jim, M/3/5][Delgado, Carlos, M/3/5][Diabo, Art, M/3/5][Eidson, Curtis, I/3/5] [Engler, Dave, 2/12][Filice, Bob, 5th Marines] [Ford, Vernon, M/3/5][Francesco, Gregory, I/3/5,1st Recon][Gerheim, Earl, USMC Correspondent][Giambrocco, Rocco, M/3/5][Golbeck, Rick, M/3/5][Green, Art, I/3/5][Greene, Chuck, M/3/5][Heafner, Dave, H&S 3/5] [Henry, Robert, L/3/5] [Hill, Byron, M/3/5 [Holt, Joe, I/3/5] [Howsmon, Steve, M/3/5][India 3/7] [Johnson, Rod, I/3/5] [Jurney, Frank, M/3/5] [Kelly, Kevin, M/3/5] [Klinger, Joe, I/3/5][Lindsay, Tom, M/3/5[Lee, Ric, India, 3/5] [Lomax, Jerry, M/3/5] [Lovejoy, Steve, M/3/5][Ludge, Wolfgang, M/3/5][Maier, Doug, M/3/5][Mannell, Mike, I/3/5][Maldonado, Confey, H&S 3/5][Mashaney, Ed, M/3/5][McCann, Roger, I/3/5] [McCarville, Ron, K/3/5][McClellan, Scott, 7th Marines] [McCurry, Ed H&S, 3/5] [McElroy, JR, M/3/5] [McFerrin, Mike, M/3/5][Miller, Ken, M/3/9][Montgomery, Bob, M/3/5][Montgomery, Richard, M/3/5][Morales, Pete, H&S 32/5] [Mowery, Bob, I/3/5][Murray, JD, M/3/5] [Nicholson, Roger, M/3/5][O'Connell, Paul, M/3/5][Oliver, Hank, H&S and I/3/5][Otell, Terry, M/3/5][Pelt, Randy, M/3/5] [Reynolds, Brad, M/3/5][Quinn, Jim, M/3/5] [Rainbow, Grady, M/3/5] [Riddle, Fred, H&S 3/5][Rockey, Bill, H&S 3/5] [Rubenfeld, Elliot, M/3/5 and Force Recon][Smith, Joe, M/3/5][Sullivan, Craig, M/3/5][Tenety, Dennis, I/3/5][Tylinski, Dennis, M/3/5][Vilionis, Vic, 7th Marines][Walker/Haygood, Steve, M/3/5][Wears, Michael, M/3/5][Williams, James, I/3/5][Wityak, Tom, M/3/5]

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FMF CORPSMEN
Semper Fi, Docs!
FMF Corpsmen Picture pages

[Aloisio, Bob, M/3/5][Bachelder, Jim, M/3/5][Baviello, Paul, D/1/5][Clarke, James, 1stMarDiv][Colucco, John, 2/1][Gardner, Fred][Hoffer, Joe][Lerp, Mike] [Link, Dan, M/3/5][McCarthy, Dan "LittleMac", 2/7][Perez, Vic, I and K/3/5][Wood, Everett, M/3/5][Weltzbarker, Steve, M/3/5]

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COMBAT HISTORIES
(NOT USMC official pages, pictures/info/ after action reports from Marines and FMF Corpsmen)

ORGANIZATION OF FLEET MARINE FORCE DURING VIETNAM WAR
1st Marine Division
5th Marines
M Company 3/5 Operations
Operations DECKHOUSE II and HASTINGS
HASTINGS-George Neville
Operation DESOTO
Operation UNION and UNION II
Presidential Unit Citation, 5th Marines
Operation COCHISE
Operation SWIFT
Air Strikes in Support of Operation SWIFT
Operation ESSEX
Operation AUBURN
Operation ALAMO
Lt. Col. Rockey's Letter of Appreciation to 3/5, March 1968
Operation HOUSTON II
Operation ALLEN BROOK
Operation MAMELUKE THRUST
3-11 Sept. 68
27 May 1969
Operation TAYLOR COMMON
Go Noi Island, June '69
H&S and Mike 3/5 Operations Page H&S and Mike 3/5 website
OPERATIONS and CAMPAIGNS OF LIMA 3/5 VIETNAM 1966 - 1971 Lima 3/5 website
History of The 5th Marine Regiment RVN 1966-71 5th Marine Snipers website
7th Marines History in Vietnam 1965-70
Marines of Golf 2/4

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GUESTBOOK
First Guestbook Archive
Messages from our website visitors

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LINKS
Great sources of information for combat veterans and their families!

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MEMORIALS
Marines and FMF Corpsmen Killed in the Vietnam War
(an ongoing project to remember our friends who gave their all)

1966

[Anasiewicz, Richard, M/3/5][Arnold, Robin, I/3/5][Ayers, James, H&S 3/5][Bartlow, Gary, M/3/5][Bell, Oscar, M/3/5][Birch, Daniel, 2/7][Brosnan, Randy, M/3/5][Brown, Walter, I/3/5][Butler, Robert, M/3/5][Copeland, Robert, M/3/5][Crawford, William, 1st Recon Bn.][Currence, Everett, M/3/5][Currier, Richard, I/3/5][Daniels,Lawrence, I/3/5][Denny, Lawrence, I/3/5][Deschamps, Ramon, M/3/5][Elledge, Keith, M/3/5] [Felver, Gale, 1/9, 2/9][Guerrette, Roland, M/3/5][Hastreitter, Richard, M/3/5][Hawkins, William, I/3/5][Herrmann,Walter III, M/3/5][Hill, Charles, M3/5][Johnson, Lawrence, 2/7][Johnson, Robert, I/3/5][Jones, Walter II, M/3/5][Ladd, Leamon, M/3/5][LaNore, Denny, M/3/5][Kittle, Stephen, I/3/5][Orlando, Samuel, 2/7][Pesewonit, Russell, M/3/5][Perich, John, I/3/5][Pierce, Jr., Phillip, I/3/5][Perez, Ernest, M/3/5][Reagan, John, I/3/5][Smith, Johnnie, I/3/5][Smith, Michael Rex, M/3/5][Suzuki, Kenny, M/3/5][Swann, Howard, H&S 3/5][Vanatta, Randall, M/3/5][Watkins, Charles, M/3/5][Youmans, Frederick, I/3/5]

1967

[Bailey, John, M/3/5][Boets, Peter, I/3/5][Borczyk, Stephen, M/3/5][Callahan, Michael, M/3/5][Capodanno, Vincent, 1stMarDiv Chaplain][Carnell, Talmadge, M/3/5][Carota, John, K/3/5][Casserly, Joseph, M/3/5][Cazares, James, I/3/5][Chamberlin, Howard, 26th Marines][Conklin,Thomas, M/3/5][Cornell, Steven, M/3/5][Corr, John, I/3/5][Crawford, Richard, I/3/5][Dennis, Dan, M/3/5][Dillworth, Earl, M/3/5][Drohosky, Edward, I/3/5][Duncan, Richard, M/3/5][Evans, Robert, I/3/5][Fisher, Dennis, M/3/5][Fisher, Thomas, M/3/5][Gabaldon, Tony, M/3/5][Gaughan, Roger, M/3/5][Giebe, Richard, M/3/5][Giles, Leonard, M/3/5][Giordano, Andrew, M/3/5][Goddard, Robert, M/3/5][Guerrero, Richard, Jr., M/3/5][Haley,Tommy, M/3/5][Hibbard, Gary, I/3/5][Idom, Max Ralph, M/3/5][Inscore, Roger, M/3/5][Jones, David, M/3/5][Jones, James, I/3/5][Kretsinger, Donald, M/3/5][Langerio, Michael, I/3/5][Leal, Jr., Armando Garza, M/3/5][Little III, William, M/3/5][Loudin, Dale, M/3/5][Love, John Wayne, M/3/5][McKenzie, James, M/3/5][Marsh, Richard, M/3/5][Martin, Frederick, M/3/5][Miller, William, M/3/5][Mortensen, Gene, M/3/5][Myers, Charles Jr., M/3/5][Navarro, James, M/3/5] [O'Reilly, Jr., James, I/3/5][Pepper, James, I/3/5][Peters, Lawrence, M/3/5][Peterson, Dennie, I/3/5][Phelps, David, M/3/5][Proudfoot III, Lewis, I/3/5][Pruett, Darrel, M/3/5][Reeves, Bill, M/3/1][Reynolds, James, M/3/5][Rogers, Howard, M/3/5][Rogers, John, M/3/5][Saint Clair, Leonard, M/3/5][Santos, Albert, M/3/5][Scharibone, David, M/3/5][Schrader, Peter, M/3/5][Shanks, Thomas, I/3/5][Spak, George, I/3/5][Stewart, David, K/3/5][Summers, Robert "Randy", H&S 3/5][Tamilio, Thomas, M/3/5][Titsworth, Kenneth, M/3/5][Tooke, John, G/2/5][Watrous, Robert "Woody", H&S 3/5][Wilkening, Arnold, L/3/5][Wood, James, I/3/5][Wright, Steven, M/3/5][Yoder, Larry, K/3/5]

1968

[Abraham, Arley, L/3/5][Almanza, Ricky, M/3/5][Andrews, Dale, M/3/5][Ballard, Norman, I/3/5][Bartram, Forrest, M/3/5][Bickle, JimBob, I/3/5][Bolton, Billy, India 3/5][Bowman II, Harry, M/3/5][Briggs, Thomas, M/3/5][Buckles, William, M/3/5][Cole, Jr., Sam, M/3/5][Crotts, Donald, M/3/5][Davis, James, I/3/5][Fiffe, John "Jack", M/3/5][Fischer, Richard, M/3/5][Fitzmaurice, Timothy, M/3/5][Goss, Jeffrey, M/3/5][Henry, Thomas, M/3/5][Hoyez, James, M/3/5][Huffman, Richard, M/3/5][Jackson, Roy, I/3/5][ Johnson, Wallace, M/3/5][Kolakowski, Jr., Henry, I/3/5][Lawson, Amos, H&S 3/5][Lopez, Armando, M/3/5][Lyman, Alan, M/3/5]Manning, John, 3rd MP Bn][Mariskansih, Charles, I/3/5][Markel, Ronald, M/3/5][Markoski, Gerald, I/3/5][Micunek, Michael, M/3/5][Olsen, Roger, I/3/5][Pangle, William, M/3/5][Parsons, Terry, M/3/5][Perkins, Frederick, K/3/5] [Peterson, Robert, I/3/5][Randolph, Vernon, M/3/5][Robinson, James, M/3/5][Ross, William, I/3/5][Seymour, Gary, I/3/5][Shanower, Timothy, M/3/5][Slaughter, Phillip, M/3/5][Smith, Terry, M/3/5][Sterns,Randolph, M/3/5][Stith, Daryl, L/3/5][Torrington, Thomas, I/3/5][Townsend,Charles, I/3/5][Willingham, Nathaniel, M/3/5][Wilson, Michael Donvian, M/3/5][Wright, O'Neal, I/3/5][Wright III, Russell, M/3/5]

1969

[Bazar, Paul , M/3/5][Bragg, Roger, L/3/5][Castor, James, I/3/5][Christiansen, Ronald, M/3/5][Davis, James, I/3/5][Duntz, Ronald, M/3/5][LCpl. Joseph L. Freeman, Jr., Mike 3/5][Frisbie, Jared, L/3/5] [Gonzalez, Francisco, L/3/5][Hancock, Eugene, I/3/7][Householter, Terry, M/3/5][Johnston, Dave, M/3/5][Kirchner, John, M/3/5][Merryman, Dennis, M/3/5][Nelson, Jr., Albert Oscar][Norris, James, I/3/5][Pearson, Bruce, L/3/5][Price, Thomas, I/3/7][Pyle, Chris, M/3/5][Thompson, Leslie, M/3/5][Tyson III, Charles, M/3/5] [Wolfendale, Edward, I/3/7][Valdez, John, I/3/5]

1970

[Aston, Blake, M/3/5][Craige, Amos; Rowley, Theodore; Borg, Michael, K/3/5][Kempel, Michael, M/3/5][McCoy, Peter, M/3/5][Tucker, Donny Lynn, M/3/5][Ward, Craig, M/3/5]

TAPS
Marines and Corpsmen deceased after Vietnam

[Aguilar, Vincent, G/2/4, Deceased 16 November 1993][Blecksmith, James Patrick (JP), India 3/5, Deceased 11 Nov. 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq][Davis, Gen. Ray, deceased 3 Sept. 2003][Desclos, Arthur, Hotel 2/5, Deceased 15 January 1999][Dinota, Denny, M/3/5, Deceased 16 June 2003][Haupt, Hans, H&S 3/5, Deceased 7 Jan. 2004][Layton, 1Lt. Ronald] [Mirgeaux, Jr.,Capt. Joseph, M//5, Deceased 3 October 1988][Parlee, "Doc" Ron, I/3/5, Deceased 13 April 2001][Searight, Larry, M/3/5, Deceased 10 May 2002][Seed, Everett Daniel, M/3/5, Deceased 28 December 1975][Wilson, Mike, H&S 3/5, Deceased 11 May 2006]

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STORIES, POEMS, MEMOIRS

MY ENEMY
LCpl. Bradley Reynolds, M Co. 3/5 '67-68
THE FEW, THE PROUD...
Tribute to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines~Sarge Lintecum
Forgotten Warriors
Debbe Reynolds
UNITED WE STAND
Brenda Eidson, USMC Combat Wife
Ballad of the 5th Marines
~Submitted by Marko Whiteley, India 3/5~
NOBODY TOLD US WELCOME HOME
~Hank Oliver~
The Monsters and The Weak
~Michael Marks~
From a Doc's Point of View
~"Doc" Hutch~
Were You There, Dad?
~Debbe Reynolds~
SWEET ELLA
~Rocco Giambrocco~
Letters Home From Vietnam
~Paul O'Connell, Mike 3/5~
NEED MORE BE SAID
~Fate Warren, Mike 3/5~
A Bear in the Woods
~Sarge Lintecum~
Combat Wife
~Debbe Reynolds~
Please Protect My Son, Lord
~ Adrain (Dee) Desaire~
The Replica Wall
~Frank Jurney, M/3/5~
WELCOME HOME
~Rick Maddy, K/3/5~
Dinky Dow
~Doug Maier, M/3/5~
THE LONGEST NIGHT
~Dennis Tenety, India 3/5~
THE GRUNT
~Doug Maier, Mike 3/5~
The Thousand Yard Stare
~Doug Maier, Mike 3/5~
THE LIVING WALL
~Debbe Reynolds~
A Real Combat Story
~Curtis Batten, Weapons Plt. M/3/5~
Firebase Maxwell
~Doug Maier, M/3/5~
VETERANS DAY NOVEMBER 11, 2001
~A tribute to our Servicemen and women from Bev Bouchard~
JUST A COMMON SOLDIER (A Soldier Died Today)
~Larry Vaincourt~
A Seabee's Tribute
~Art Roe~
The Hole
~Tom Smith, aka, Cpl. Crusty, India 3/7~
How Red Beach Got Its Name
~Tom Smith, aka, "Cpl. Crusty", India 3/7~
Christmas Dance
~Tom Smith, aka Cpl. Crusty, India 3/7~
Hill 310
~Doug Maier, M/3/5~
PappaDoc
~Joe "Pappadoc" Boydell~
"It Don't Mean Nothin, It Doesn't Mean a Thing"
~Doug Maier, M/3/5~
Shell Shock Vets
~Doug Maier, M/3/5~
Remembering Operation Nathan Hale
~Rick Golbeck, Mike 3/5~
TAPS
(words & music)
The Boys From Iwo
~submitted by "Doc" Fred Gardner, author unknown~
"Corpsman Down!"
~Joe "Pappdoc" Boydell, M/3/5~
The Wall
~H.D. Hughes~
"Why Do You Wear Green?"
~Danielle Rainbow's Poem, A tribute to her dad, Grady Rainbow, Mike 3/5
Broken Glasses
~Mitzi Boydell~
Time Bomb in My Mind
~Sarge Lintecum~
Combat Love
~Debbe Reynolds~
Changes
~Josh Cooley~
Soldiers of the Wall
~Gary Jacobsen~
My Thousand Yard Stare
~Gary Jacobsen, B Co., 1st Air Cav~
Veterans Never Forgotten
~Patti and Jack's tribute~
A Combat Soldier's Prayer
~Gary Jacobsen, B Co., 1st Air Cav~
Doc Lerp
Written after his fellow Corpsman was killed in Vietnam
Walking on Eggshells
~Debbe Reynolds~
Ode To PTSD
~Vicente Aguilar, Jr.
"The Becky" and more...
~Joe Holt, India 3/5~
From The Gates Of Hell
~Darby Thorpe's USMC Website~
Before The Battle Prayer
~Darby Thorpe's USMC Website~
After The Battle Prayer
~Darby Thorpe's USMC Website~

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SPECIAL INTEREST

VIETNAM DMZ TRIP
August 9th, 2004~JD Murray

Operation SWIFT M Co. 3/5 Reunion and Memorial
3-5 September 2007

Otto Lehrack's "Road of 10,000 Pains" Book reviews

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