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AMERICAN SOLDIER by TOBY KEITH

8th of NOVEMBER by BIG and RICH

 

 

 

USMC MEDAL OF HONOR CITATIONS

PFC James Anderson Jr. * Co. F, 2d Bn., 3d Mar. Los Angles, CA
LCpl. Richard A. Anderson * Co. E, 3d Recon Bn. Washington, DC
HM2 Donald E Ballard Co. M, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Kansas City, MO
LCpl. Jedh C. Barker * Co. F, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Franklin, NH
1stLt. Harvey C. Barnum Co. H. 2d Bn., 9th Mar. Waterbury, CT
2dLt. John P. Bobo * Co. I, 3d Bn., 9th Mar. Niagara Falls, NY
PFC Bruce W. Carter * Co. H, 2d Bn., 3rd Mar Schenectady, NY
PFC Ronald L. Coker * Co. M, 3d Bn., 3d Mar. Alliance, NE
SSgt. Peter S. Conner * Co. F, 2d Bn., 3d Mar. Orange, NJ
Col. Donald G. Cook * Co. HQ Bn 3d Mar Div. Los Angeles, CA
LCpl. Thomas E. Creek * Co. I, 3d Bn., 9th Mar. Joplin, MO
PFC Douglas E. Dickey * Co. C, 1st Bn., 4th Mar. Greenville Drake, OH
Sgt. Paul H. Foster * 2d Bn., 4th Mar. San Mateo, CA
1stLt. Wesley L Fox Co. A, 1st Bn., 9th Mar. Herndon, VA
2dLt. Terrence C. Graves * 3d Force Recon Co., 3d Recon Bn. Corpus Christi, TX
PFC Robert H. Jenkins Jr. * Co. C, 3d Recon Bn. Interlachen, FL
Capt. Howard V. Lee Co. E, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. New York, NY
Capt. James E. Livingston Co. E, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. Towns Telfair, GA
Cpl. Larry L Maxam * Co. D, 1st Bn., 4th Mar. Glendale, CA
SSgt. John J. McGinty Co. K, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Boston, MA
Capt. Robert J. Modrzejewski Co. K, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Milwaukee, WI
Cpl. William D, Morgan * Co. H,  2d Bn., 9th Mar. Pittsburgh, PA
LCpl. Thomas Noonan Jr. * Co. G, 2d Bn., 9th Mar. Brooklyn, NY
Cpl. Robert E. O’Malley Co. I, 3d Bn., 3d Mar. New York, NY
LCpl. Joe C. Paul * Co. H, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. Serv. Williamsburg, KY
Cpl. William T. Perkins Jr. * Co., Hq. Bn., 3d Mar. Div. Rochester, NY
LCpl. William R. Prom * Co. I, 3d Bn., 3d Mar. Pittsburgh, PA
1stLt. Frank S. Reasoner * Co. A, 3d Recon Bn. Spokane, WA
Sgt. Walter K. Singleton * Co. A, 1st Bn., 9th Mar. Memphis, TN
SSgt. Karl G. Taylor Sr. * Co. I, 3d Bn., 26th Mar. Laurel, MD
Capt. Jay R. Vargas Co. G, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. Winslow, AZ
PFC Alfred M. Wilson * Co. M, 3d Bn., 9th Mar. Olney, IL

Medal of Honor citations courtesy of
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm

 

USMC NAVY CROSS CITATIONS

 

USMC PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS

1st Marine Division RVN  16 September 1967 to 31 October 1968

3rd Marine Division RVN   8 March 1965 to 15 September 1967

Operation Union & Union II 25 April to 5 June 1967

5th Marine Regiment 1/5, 2/5 & 3/5

1st Battalion 3rd Marines

2nd Battalion 3rd Marines

3rd Battalion 3rd Marines

1st Battalion 9th Marines

2nd Battalion 9th Marines

3rd Battalion 9th Marines

9th Engineer Support Battalion

1st Engineer Battalion

1st Marine Regiment - 1/1, 2/1 & 3/1

2nd Bn, 11th Marines

1st Division HQ

HMM-262

VMA-542

 

 

3RD MARINE DIVISION IN VIETNAM

3rd MAR DIV

Arrival

Departure

IN COUNTRY

OPERATIONS

1/3

08-Mar-65

06-Oct-69

1674 days

26

2/3

10-Apr-65

06-Oct-69

1641 days

35

3/3

12-May-65

07-Oct-69

1610 days

48

1/4

07-May-65

22-Oct-69

1630 days

36

2/4

07-May-65

09-Nov-69

1648 days

40

3/4

14-Apr-65

20-Nov-69

1682 days

29

1/9

17-Jun-65

14-Jul-69

1489 days

34

2/9

04-Jul-65

01-Aug-69

1487 days

27

3/9

08-Mar-65

13-Aug-69

1620 days

40

1/12

08-Mar-65

13-Aug-69

1620 days

33

2/12

14-Apr-65

20-Nov-69

1682 days

27

3/12

07-Jul-65

01-Aug-69

1487 days

25

1sr Amtracks

07-Jul-65

01-Aug-69

1487 days

N/A

3rd Engineers

08-Mar-65

13-Aug-69

1620 days

N/A

3rd Recon

07-May-65

24-Nov-69

1663 days

N/A

3rd Tanks

08-Jul-65

23-Oct-69

1567 days

N/A

 

 

 

BATTLES AND OPERATIONS OF THE VIETNAM WAR

A

Battle of A Shau

Battle of An Lao

Battle of An Loc

Battle of Ap Bac

Operation Arc Light

Operation Attleboro

B

Battle of Ba Gia

Battle of Ban Dong

Battle of Buon Me Thuot

Battle of Binh Ba

Battle of Hamburger Hill

Battle of Binh Gia

Operation Bolo

Buddhist Uprising

Operation Buffalo (Vietnam)

C

Operation Cedar Falls

Battle of Chan La

Operation Chenla I

Operation Chenla II

Operation Chopper

Operation Crimp

D

Battle of Dak To

Dak To

Operation Deckhouse Five

Operation Dewey Canyon

Battle of Dong Khê

Battle of Dong Xoai

Battle of Duc Co

F

Operation Flaming Dart

Operation Frequent Wind

G

Battle of Gang Toi

Battle of Go Cong

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

H

Operation Hastings

Battle of Hiep Hoa

Battle of Hill 723

Battle of Hill 881

Operation Hong Kil Dong

Battle of Hue

I

Battle of Ia Drang

Battle of the Iron Triangle

J

Operation Jefferson Glenn

Battle of July Two

Operation Junction City

K

Battle of Kampot

Battle of Kham Duc

Battle of Khe Sanh

Battle of Kompong Speu

Battle of Kontum

L

Battle of Lang Vei

Battle of Lima Site 85

Battle of Loc Ninh

Battle of Loc Ninh 1967

Battle of Long Dinh

Battle of Long Tan

M

Operations Malheur I and Malheur II

Battle of FSB Mary Ann

N

Battle of Nam Dong

O

Battle of Ong Thanh

Operation Buffalo

Operation Eagle Pull

O cont.

Operation New Life

P

Battle of Phuoc Long

Operation Pierce Arrow

Viet Cong attack on Pleiku airbase

Operation Prek Ta

Battle of Prey Veng

Q

First Battle of Quang Tri

Second Battle of Quang Tri

Operation Quyet Thang 202

R

Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord

S

First Battle of Saigon

Battle of Snuol

Battle of Song Be

Operation Speedy Express

Operation Starlite

Battle of Svay Rieng

Operation Swift

T

Operation Tailwind

Tet Offensive

Thanh Hoa Bridge

Battle of Tra Binh Dong

Battle of Truong Sa

U

Operation Union

Operation Union II

V

Operation Vulture

Vung Ro Bay Incident

W

Operation Wandering Soul

Wheeler wallawa

Operation Masher/White Wing

X

Battle of Xuan Loc

 

Wikimedia Foundation

 

US MARINE CORPS CASUALTY REPORT FOR THE VIETNAM WAR

Submitted by Kerry "KB" Getz Fox Co. 1/3 1969

 

3rd Marine Division

Regiments:

1st Marine Regiment

Chu Lai (Jan-66)     
Da Nang (June-66) 
Quang Tri (Oct-67) 
Hue (Feb-68) 
Khe Sanh (April-68) 
Gio Linh (Aug-68) 
Da Nang (Sept-68) 

1st Battalion, 1st Marines

Charlie Company

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines

Golf Company

Hotel Company

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines

Kilo Company

Mike Company

3rd Marine Regiment

Da Nang (April-65)                                          
Hue (Dec-66) 
Dong Ha (May-67) 
Camp Carroll (Jan-68) 
Dong Ha (Feb-68) 
Cam Lo (Aug-68) 
Dong Ha (Dec-68) 
Khe Sanh (June-69) 

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines

4th Marine Regiment

Hue(May-65)                                                   
Phong Dien (Jan-68) 
Camp Carroll (Feb-68) 
Khe Sanh (July-68) 
Cam Lo (Dec-68) 

1st Battalion, 4th Marines

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines

3rd Battalion, 4th Marines

4th Battalion, 4th Marines

5th Marine Regiment

Chu Lai (May-66)                                         
Da Nang (June-67) 
Hoi An (Feb-68) 
Hue (Feb-68) 
Phu Loc (March-68) 
Da Nang (Aug-68) 

1st Battalion, 5th Marines

Delta Company

2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

Golf Company

3rd Battalion, 5th Marines

H&S

Mike

India Company

Kilo Company

Lima Company

7th Marine Regiment

Chu Lai (Aug-65)                             
Da Nang (May-67) 

7th Marines

1st Battalion, 7th Marines

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines

Golf Company, Second Platoon

Golf 2/7

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines

Mike Company

Lima Company

India Company

81mm Mortars

9th Marine Regiment

Da Nang (July-65)                                        
Dong Ha (May-67) 
Con Thien (Feb-68) 
Cam Lo (May-68) 
Khe Sanh (Nov-68) 
Cam Lo (Feb-69) 

1st Battalion, 9th Marines : 'The Walking Dead'

2nd Battalion, 9th Marines: 'Hell in a Helmet'  

Fox Company  

Fox Company 2/9      

3rd Battalion, 9th Marines : 'Shadow Warriors'

11th Marine Regiment

1st Battalion, 11th Marines

2nd Battalion, 11th Marines

Delta Battery

3rd Battalion, 11th Marines

4th Battalion, 11th Marines

12th Marine Regiment

1st Battalion, 12th Marines

2nd Battalion, 12th Marines

Echo Battery

3rd Battalion, 12th Marines

Hotel Battery

4th Battalion, 12th Marines

Kilo Battery

13th Marine Regiment

13th Marines

1st Battalion, 13th Marines

26th Marine Regiment

Da Nang (April-67)                                       
Dong Ha (June-67) 
Khe Sanh (Dec-67) 
Hoi An (May-68) 
Phu Loc (Aug-68) 
Da Nang ( Nov-68) 

1st Battalion, 26th Marines

2nd Battalion, 26th Marines

Golf Company, Second Platoon

Hotel Company

3rd Battalion, 26th Marines

27th Marine Regiment

Da Nang (Feb-68

1st Battalion, 27th Marines

Delta Company

2nd Battalion, 27th Marines

3rd Battalion, 27th Marines

Other Ground Units:

Armor

1st Tank Battalion                                                                                          
2nd Tank Battalion                                                                                           
1st Amphibian Battalion                                                                                    
3rd Amphibian Battalion                                                                           
1st Armored Amphibian Battalion     

Reconnaissance

1st Reconnaissance Battalion                                                
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion                                        
1st Force Recon Company                                             
3rd Force Recon Company  

Artillery

1st Field Artillery Group                                                      
11th Marine Artillery Regiment                                     
1st Battalion 11th Marines                                                    
2nd Battalion 11th Marines                                                   
3rd Battalion 11th Marines                                                    
4th Battalion 11th Marines                                                   
12th Marine Artillery Regiment                                       
1st Battalion 12th Marines                                                  
2nd Battalion 12th Marines                                                 
3rd Battalion 12th Marines                                            
4th Battalion 12th Marines                                                                           
1st Battalion 13th Marines                                                  
2nd Battalion 13th Marines 

Other Artillery


1st 8-inch Howitzer Battery                                                                         
3rd 8-inch Howitzer Battery                                                
1st 155mm Gun Battery                                                      
3rd 155mm Gun Battery                                                     
5th 155mm Gun Battery                                                      
1st Searchlight Battery                                                        
1st Air-Naval Gun Liaison Co   

Anti-Tank    

1st Antitank Battalion                                                                                
3rd Antitank Battalion

Engineer      

1st Engineer Battalion                                                         
3rd Engineer Battalion                                                        
7th Engineer Battalion                                                        
9th Engineer Battalion                                                       
11th Engineer Battalion                                                                        
1st Bridge Company                                                                              
3rd Bridge Company 

Radio

1st Radio Battalion                                                            
5th Radio Battalion                                                            
7th Radio Battalion 

Medical     

1st Medical Battalion                                                         
3rd Medical Battalion 
1st Hospital Company  

Military Police  

1st Military Police Battalion                                                 
3rd Military Police Battalion 

Force Service

1st Force Service Regiment                                                
Headquarters & Service Battalion                                        
Supply Battalion                                                                  
Maintenance Battalion  

Motor Transport  

1st Motor Transport Battalion                                            
3rd Motor Transport Battalion                                            
7th Motor Transport Battalion                                             
9th Motor Transport Battalion                                   
11th Motor Transport Battalion 

Service   

1st Service Battalion                                                            
3rd Service Battalion                                                         
1st Supply Battalion                                                            
1st Shore Party Battalion                                                   
3rd Shore Party Battalion                                                  
7th Separate Bulk Fuel Company  

Combined Action  

1st Combined Action Battalion                                            
2nd Combined Action Battalion                                         
3rd Combined Action Battalion                                         
4th Combined Action Battalion
 

 

Statistics about the Vietnam War

 

BALLADS OF THE GREEN BERETS by SSGT. BARRY SADLER

 

The American Enterprise by James Webb

The rapidly disappearing cohort of Americans that endured the Great
Depression and then fought World War II is receiving quite a send-off from
the leading lights of the so-called '60s generation.
Tom Brokaw has published two oral histories of "The Greatest
Generation" that feature ordinary people doing their duty and suggest that
such conduct was historically unique.
Chris Matthews of "Hardball" is fond of writing columns praising the Navy
service of his father while castigating his own baby boomer generation for its
alleged softness