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MCCOY'S MARINES: DARKSIDE TOWARD BAGHDAD
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | November 10, 2003 | John Koopman

Posted on 11/10/2003 5:04:34 PM PST by river rat

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:44 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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This "historical background" was written by a reporter embedded with the 3rd Battlion, 4th Marine Regiment (3/4) out of Twenty-Nine Palms, California...

Our family was following the Bn. very closely -- due to the presence of a young Marine Lt. that was mounted at the tip of the spear as it struck into Iraq....

We were all blessed to receive him home...safe.

This series should be worth following...5 more segments to follow..

Happy Birthday, brothers!

Semper Fi

1 posted on 11/10/2003 5:04:35 PM PST by river rat
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To: Travis McGee; Squantos; wardaddy; harpseal; Centurion2000
This should be a very interesting series...
From an embedded reporter that rode with 3/4 all the way into Baghdad...

Semper Fi
2 posted on 11/10/2003 5:08:22 PM PST by river rat (War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
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To: river rat
Happy Birthday and Semper Fi!
3 posted on 11/10/2003 5:17:39 PM PST by clintonh8r (This isn't rocket surgery, people.)
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To: river rat
leathernecks ho!
4 posted on 11/10/2003 5:25:56 PM PST by prognostigaator
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To: river rat
Thank God he made it home safe...Happy Birthday Marines.
5 posted on 11/10/2003 5:39:12 PM PST by MEG33
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To: MEG33


6 posted on 11/10/2003 5:44:59 PM PST by river rat (War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
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To: river rat
my solar plexus is throbbing as I read parts of this... :-\

Diego - summer of '72

Sgts Updike and Rajala were snipers(never heard how many kills they had), SSgt Route , the lead DI, was a tunnel rat. One DI was threatening to torch a recruit in a wall locker and got relieved of duty.

Funny thing, none of them seemed like the type that would relish killing to me, but no doubt, some if not all of them did their duty when they had to directed. and completed their miisons as d.

Somehow, our platoon managed to make these battle hardened Marines proud.

Lucky for us, they would have PT'ed us to death if we hadn't.

Just some reminiscing of my darkside connection; that part about fixing radios and bargirls in okinawa (and korea and the philippines) hit a chord too. ;-)

I need to go back and read the whole thing but the first few minutes reading hit home in more ways than one.

Thanks for the post, Marine, and Happy Birthday.

7 posted on 11/10/2003 5:57:35 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi,Mac ..This is my tagline and this is my gun.There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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damned infrared mouse, has a mind of it's own.

miisons as d. = missions as ordered
8 posted on 11/10/2003 5:58:40 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi,Mac ..This is my tagline and this is my gun.There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
FYI
9 posted on 11/10/2003 5:59:40 PM PST by MEG33
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To: ladtx
FYI
10 posted on 11/10/2003 6:01:40 PM PST by MEG33
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To: NormsRevenge
It remains one of those mysteries of life...
No matter what else your life contains....the 13 weeks at Parris Island remains as one's primary life defining moments...

It will do one of two things....
Break you or make you....

Semper Fi
11 posted on 11/10/2003 6:06:19 PM PST by river rat (War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Semper Fi Bump.
Look forward to reading more.
Sometimes it's a misty memory,
other times it's a chill dose
of icy reality.

Do it over agin? SIR, YES SIR!
12 posted on 11/10/2003 6:15:30 PM PST by tet68 (Patrick Henry ......."Who fears the wrath of cowards?")
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To: river rat
Great post!
13 posted on 11/10/2003 6:27:26 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: river rat
I was Alpha Company 1st Tanks about 100 years ago it seems.

Thank you for posting this and please ping me to any additional segments.

I'm glad your Lt. made it back safe. Sounds like he was in a heckuva unit.

Semper Fi,

TS

14 posted on 11/10/2003 6:33:56 PM PST by The Shrew (Radio Free Republic - The New NPR!)
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To: river rat
Happy Birthday Marines.
15 posted on 11/10/2003 6:55:54 PM PST by opbuzz
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To: river rat
GO MARINES

Semper Fi

'nuff said.

16 posted on 11/10/2003 7:18:20 PM PST by JOE6PAK ("Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."-Hector Berlioz)
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To: Diva One
You may want to read this as the story rings so true!

Regards,

TS

17 posted on 11/10/2003 7:25:01 PM PST by The Shrew (Radio Free Republic - The New NPR!)
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To: river rat; Poohbah; RaceBannon
God Bless the Marines! Keep me pinged!
18 posted on 11/10/2003 7:40:30 PM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: kellynla; Dubya
FYI
19 posted on 11/10/2003 9:38:32 PM PST by MEG33
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To: MEG33; river rat
Thanks for the post RR and a Happy Birthday, Marines! Happy Veterans day tomorrow. Semper Fi
20 posted on 11/10/2003 9:49:21 PM PST by kellynla ("C" 1/5 1st Mar Div. Viet Nam 69 &70 Semper Fi!)
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