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Capt. John Van Nortwick of HMM-363 was wearing an XXL infantry flak vest because his regular vest was “borrowed” while he was away from the squadron. He had to wear the big XXL vest with the right and left flaps overlapped because it was too large. He took a round square in the ...
seen more than their share of Sh*t Sandwiches, and returned home to tell the tale. Lucky would be a USMC bulldog. I contacted my best friend from high school who was an accomplished artist and novelist. Craig MacIntosh had served as an infantry officer in Vietnam...
There were about fifty guys that were organized into a ranger-like platoon that conducted patrols, land nav exercises, and various infantry activities on weekends. The Army provided blank ammo for the ROTC M-1s and stuff. Those of us that were Marine Options in the Navy ROTC “joined” the...