During the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1975, helicopter crews were able to locate their fellow Marines on the ground by asking them to “pop a smoke" in the landing zone. The brightly colored smoke grenade identified the ground unit location, and provided landing zone wind information to the ...
They were the first unit of the 1st MAW in Vietnam in 1962. The H-34 had proven “to be the most dependable aircraft in the Wing’s helicopter inventory”. On 27 Aug the USS New Orleans (LPH-11) offloaded 18 CH-53As from HMH-361 to join MAG-36 at Phu Bai. North Vietnamese...
Our Reunion polo shirts were great - although we never agreed on the "color of the day" - and we now have a TBS emblem patch which will also be available for future shirt orders. But on the adage that a "picture is worth a thousand words", take a look at: Mike's Reunion Photos...