The next day we toured Quantico, the Vietnam Memorial, and got together for a banquet. The story is below. Our class has had four more reunions, in 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016. Those stories are also below. The most recent reunion was in October 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of ...
The movement to contact phase assesses an 880-yard run on level ground in boots and the utility uniform. The ammo can lift phase is a timed event involving the repetitive lift of a 30-pound ammunition can from shoulder height to overhead. The Marine has a maximum of 2 minutes to achieve...
But there was a little problem. I was having a hard time coming up with just the right name for the newsletter. I probably went through about a dozen ideas. Didn’t really like any of them. Then I stumbled on to what was to become not only the name of the newsletter, but would ev...
Williams earned the nation’s highest military award for valor at the Battle for Iwo Jima, when he took out seven heavily fortified Japanese machine gun positions. Williams, who chose the Marines over the Army due to the “ugly” brown wool Army uniform, owes his life to two Marines who...
During the maneuver to contact event when may Marines remove uniform blouses? With the commander's authorization As a CFT monitor, you have setup the movement to contact event on an out-and-back route. The start and finish lines are the same. What is the minimum number of monitors required...
37、 to type I, class 1 of The bridle tape for the breakline of lapel A-A-52071. 3.3.13 Hanqer braid. cotton or rayon tubular flat braid 1/8 to 3/16 inch wide, minimum breaking strength 50 pounds, color black conforming to type IX, class 1 of MIL-B-371. The braid for the...