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Gunny...sorry to hear about your episode in the bush with the little people.

Let's just say that one of the guys in the Helo was probably one of my brother corpsmen. Fortunately, I didn't make it to Nam, but was a corpsman from 1965-1969. Got injured while in Camp Lejeune during FMF training. While inthe hospital for 6 months, I got orders for the 3rd Mar Div twice. Last duty station was in Quantico, VA. Welcome aboard Marine! UHHHH RAAAA!

Pat

Roland...saw a cute little bumper sticker that reminds me of you. It said

Not as lean, not as mean but......
ALWAYS a Marine!


Pat

Pat, Well that "Last" incident didn't happen in the Nam it was over 25 years later, as I said I was in the Corps for 30 years and I was in Nam. Marines Pat as you well know have a very soft spot for "THERE" Corpsman. They are the best in the world, Thank God they have been there each and everytime we have needed them. I am sure that a couple of those kids that day and in that Helo were in fact your Brothers, they sure as hell are mine, even if they are Navy. While I was in the hospital at Bethesda Naval Hospital ( another place full of your brothers) My wife bought me this shirt to keep this old Marine out of too much trouble with those Canoe Club members. All of them Harbor Ducks seemed to like it.

Pat thank you son, Marines as I said hold Navy Corpsman ( we call them fleet Marines) in a special place. We all owe you a dept we can never pay. Semper Fi !!

Roland