Posted on 12/30/2008 9:45:42 PM PST by SmithL
San Diego, CA (AP) -- Lt. Gen. Victor Krulak, who headed all Marine forces in the Pacific during part of the Vietnam War, has died. He was 95.
Krulak died Monday at the Wesley Palms Retirement Community in San Diego, according to Edith Soderquist, a staff member at the facility. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Krulak commanded about 100,000 Marines in the Pacific from 1964 to 1968 — a span that saw the United States dramatically increase buildup in Vietnam.
Krulak, nicknamed "Brute" for his direct, no-nonsense style, was a decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
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RIP.
Do you know where that photo was taken? It looks suspiciously like Rangitoto Island in the background.
Just curious.
RIP General Krulak. God knows His Own.
That could be Maui, looking out at the island of Lanai.
95 is a helluva good run.
Godspeed.
Semper Fidelis Brute.
How about that. Your are an LG and your son is the Commandant. Now that’s a good military life.
I made the titanic mistake of saying "Shoot Sir, I need to put a rotating red light on that thing: you're the third General Officer today to hit his head on it".
He was not pleased with my Lance Corporal impertinence and I was treated to a full display of Brute's legendary temper.
A bit later, I received a medal for an action in Vietnam and I noted with warmth that Gen Krulak had signed it. That signed citation is one of my treasured possessions. He was one hell of a Marine.
Fair winds and following seas, Brute!
Semper Fi
Fair winds and following seas, General.
Another warrior is finally at peace.
Semper Fi "Brute"
Deepest Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Rest In Peace, Brute.
SEMPER FI SIR
Ping.
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