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Famous
Quotes
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"I was a
Marine for
all of these
years
because it
was
necessary. I
can look in
the mirror
for the rest
of my life
and say: 'I
gave more to
America than
I ever took
from America
... and I'm
proud of
that".
~ Final
remarks from
Marine
Colonel
Wayne Shaw
during his
retirement ceremony
of a career
that spanned
28 years.
"From now
on, until
the day you
die,
wherever you
are, every
Marine is
your
brother".
~ Gunnery
SGT
Hartman to
Recruits
at graduation
"Don't use
my name and
Michael
Moore's in
the same
sentence!"
~ Gunnery
SGT R. Lee
Ermey, USMC
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Names of Six
More
Chiseled
into Black
Granite
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The names of
William L.
Taylor,
Ronald M.
Vivona,
Edward F.
Miles, John
E.
Granville,
Clayton K.
Hough Jr.,
and Michael
J. Morehouse
were added
to the
Vietnam
Veterans
Memorial in
May. The
names are of
veterans who
survived
serious
injury in
the war, but
were
determined
by the
Defense
Department
officials to
have "died
as a result
of wounds
combat or
hostile
related,
sustained in
the combat
zone" that
required
drastic
measures,
such as
amputation.
Relatives
and friends
of the
veterans
were present
during
the engraving
of the names
into the
black
granite
wall. The
additions
became
official
during the
annual
Memorial Day
ceremony at
The Wall on
May
31. Including
them, the
total number
of names
is now
58,267.
Since its
1982
dedication,
328 names
have been
added.
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Weapons Used
in the
Vietnam War
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A wide
variety of
weapons were
used by the
different
armies
operating in
the Vietnam
War.
Combatants
included the
opposing
armies of
both the
Republic of
South Viet
Nam (ARVN)
(South
Vietnamese
Army); the
People's
Army of
Vietnam
(PAVN),
commonly
known as the
North
Vietnamese
Army (NVA);
the National
Front for
the
Liberation
of South
Vietnam
(NLF),
better known
as the Viet
Cong (VC);
all services
of the U.S.
military;
their allies
South Korea,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Thailand,
and
Philippine
armies; and
a variety of
irregular
troops.
Nearly all
allied
forces
including
the ARVN and
Australians
were armed
with U.S.
weapons.
The NVA,
although
having
inherited a
miscellany
of American,
French, and
Japanese
weapons from
WWII and the
First
Indochina
War, were
largely
armed and
supplied by
Red China,
the Soviet
Union, and
its Warsaw
Pact allies.
In addition,
some
weapons-notably
anti-personnel
explosives,
the K-50M (a
PPSh-41
variant),
and
"home-made"
versions of
the
RPG-2-were
manufactured
in Vietnam.
By 1969 the
US Army had
identified
40
rifle/carbine
types, 22
machine gun
types, 17
types of
mortar, 20
recoilless
rifle or
rocket
launcher
types, 9
types of
antitank
weapons, and
14
anti-aircraft
artillery
weapons used
by ground
troops on
all sides.
Also in use,
primarily by
anti-communist
forces, were
the 24 types
of armored
vehicles and
self
propelled
artillery,
and 26 types
of field
artillery &
rocket
launchers.
Weapons of
the Vietnam
War -
Complete
Guide
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"Ready for
Anything
Counting on
Nothing"
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01 July 2010
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Independence
Day 2010
In the United
States,
Independence
Day, commonly
known as the
Fourth of July,
is a federal
holiday
commemorating
the adoption of
the Declaration
of Independence
on July 4, 1776,
declaring
independence
from the Kingdom
of Great
Britain.
Independence Day
is commonly
associated with
fireworks,
parades,
barbecues,
carnivals,
fairs, picnics,
concerts,
baseball games,
political
speeches and
ceremonies, and
various other
public and
private events
celebrating the
history,
government, and
traditions of
the United
States.
Independence Day
is the national
day of the
United States.
On July 4,
1776, we claimed
our independence
from Britain and
Democracy was
born. Every day
thousands leave
their homeland
to come to the
"land of the
free and the
home of the
brave" so they
can begin their
American Dream.
We invite
all nations to
celebrate with
Americans this
Fourth of July.
Happy Birthday,
America!!
"I pledge
allegiance to
the flag of the
United States of
America, and to
the Republic for
which it stands.
One nation under
God,
indivisible,
with liberty and
justice for
all."
The original
Pledge of
Allegiance
was written by
Francis Bellamy.
It was first
given wide
publicity
through the
official program
of the National
Public Schools
Celebration of
Columbus Day
which was
printed in The
Youth's
Companion of
September 8,
1892, and at the
same time sent
out in leaflet
form to schools
throughout the
country. School
children first
recited the
Pledge of
Allegiance this
way:
"I pledge
allegiance to my
Flag and to the
Republic for
which it stands,
one Nation
indivisible,
with Liberty and
Justice for
all." "The
flag of the
United States"
replaced the
words "my Flag"
in 1923 because
some
foreign-born
people might
have in mind the
flag of the
country of their
birth instead of
the United
States flag. A
year later, "of
America" was
added after
"United States."
No form of the
Pledge received
official
recognition by
Congress until
June 22, 1942,
when the Pledge
was formally
included in the
U.S. Flag Code.
The official
name of The
Pledge of
Allegiance was
adopted in 1945.
The last change
in language came
on Flag Day
1954, when
Congress passed
a law, which
added the words
"under God"
after "one
nation."
Originally, the
pledge was said
with the right
hand in the
so-called
"Bellamy
Salute," with
the right hand
resting first
outward from the
chest, then the
arm extending
out from the
body. Once
Hitler came to
power in Europe,
some Americans
were concerned
that this
position of the
arm and hand
resembled the
Nazi or Fascist
salute. So in
1942 Congress
established the
current practice
of rendering the
pledge with the
right hand over
the heart. The
Flag Code
specifies that
any future
changes to the
pledge would
have to be with
the consent of
the President.
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Purple Heart
Trail Comes To
California
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Along Hwy 101 on
the Central
Coast of
California
The Purple Heart
Trail has been
legislatively
approved on
Highway 101
through San Luis
Obispo County
and on through
Santa Maria on
the Central
Coast of
California.
The Purple Heart
is awarded to
members of the
armed forces of
the U.S who are
wounded by an
instrument of
war in the hands
of the enemy and
posthumously to
the next of kin
in the name of
those who are
killed in action
or die of wounds
received in
action. The
heritage it
represents is
sacred to those
who understand
the price paid
to wear it.
 The
Purple Heart
Trail has been
legislatively
approved on
Highway 101
through San Luis
Obispo County on
the Central
Coast of
California. The
signs have been
installed on the
Highway. This
photo shows the
Northbound
Freeway sign at
the Hwy 101 and
Hwy 41
interchange.
The current
Purple Heart
medal was
developed by
General Douglas
MacArthur in
1932. The design
is made in the
shape of a rich
purple heart
bordered with
gold, with a
bust of
Washington in
the center and
the Washington
coat-of-arms at
the top.
What is the
Purple Heart
Trail?
The Purple
Heart Trail was
established in
1992 by the
Congressionally
sanctioned
Military Order
of the Purple
Heart to be a
symbolic trail
throughout all
50 states to
commemorate and
honor all men
and women who
have been
wounded or given
their lives in
combat while
serving in the
U.S. armed
forces. The
Purple Heart
Trail originates
in Mount Vernon,
Virginia, and
traverses the
United States to
California. To
date, more than
20 states have
implemented the
trail.
The
Purple Heart
Trail
accomplishes
this honorary
goal by creating
a
 visual
reminder to
those who use
the road system
that others have
paid a high
price for their
freedom to
travel and live
in a free
society. Signs
placed at
various
locations
annotate those
roads and
highways where
legislation has
been passed to
designate parts
of the national
road system as
The Purple Heart
Trail. The
actual format
and design of
the signs varies
from state to
state. There are
currently
designated
sections in 20
states as well
as Guam.
In 2008, the
local Marine
Corps League,
Detachment #680
spearhead an
initiative to
designate the
115-mile portion
of Highway 101,
from San Ardo to
Los Alamos, as a
portion of the
National Purple
Heart Trail. In
August, 2009,
California's
State
Legislature
approved ACR−12
into law. The
trail would
serve to link
the many
historic
veterans'
museums and
memorials
throughout the
Central Coast.
Tim Haley, a
Vietnam veteran
from Atascadero,
California, has
been leading the
effort to get
Purple Heart
Trail signs up
on the Central
Coast in
California. Haley
is the past
Commandant of
the Marine Corps
League,
Detachment 680
in San Luis
Obispo,
California.
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When We Were
There
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 Thought
you guys would
like this one
When you go to
this web site
click on the
left menu and
find 2/7. Click
on it and it
will open up all
of the ops 2/7
was on.
Especially read
the one for
August &
September of 66
at Dong Ha. You
just might be
surprised
everything in
here has been
declassified.
E 2/7 digging-in
at Dong Ha
Sep66 >
CLICK
The official
USMC Command
Chronologies are
now on line. You
can view
day-by-day
of what your old
outfit did while
in-country. If
you were a
Marine in
Vietnam, this
site is for you.
Have fun, learn
much, and
forward to all
the Nam Jarheads
on your list.
The US Marine
Corps in Vietnam
- Records of War
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The Title
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Once A Marine,
Always A Marine.
The origin of
this statement
is credited to a
gung-ho Marine
Corps Master
Sergeant, Paul
Woyshner. During
a barroom
argument he
shouted, "Once a
Marine, always a
Marine!" MSgt.
Woyshner was
right. Once the
title "U.S.
Marine" has been
earned, it is
retained.
THE TITLE
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It cannot be
inherited
nor can it
ever be
purchased.
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You and no
one alive
can buy it
for any
price.
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It is
impossible
to rent and
it cannot be
lent.
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You alone
and our own
have earned
it with your
sweat,
blood, and
lives.
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You own it
forever.
The title:
UNITED STATES
MARINE
There are no
ex-Marines or
former-Marines.
There are 1)
active duty
Marines, 2)
retired Marines,
3) reserve
Marines, and 4)
Marine veterans.
Nonetheless,
once one has
earned the
title, he
remains a Marine
for life.
Most people
cannot and will
not understand
us because they
are not one of
us. "THE CORPS"
- we love it, we
live it, and we
shall die for
it. If one has
never been in
it, they shall
never understand
it.
Semper Fi,
Echo Company 2/7
Vietnam Veterans
Chapter
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