Marine Corps legend Gen. Victor (“Brute”) Krulak dies at 95

San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 12/30/08 | Blanca Gonzalez

[NormsRevenge]

RIP Brute

[Lurker]

Semper Fi and Godspeed General.

L

[ConorMacNessa]

RIP General Krulak!

[NormsRevenge]

He wrote this book some years back.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps - Amazon.com

[nickcarraway]

Semper Fi

[Try_Freedom]

Can you imagine the pride he must have felt when his son was named Commandant? Wow.

[LS]

I actually had the privilege of talking to him a few years ago while writing “America’s Victories.” He came up with the idea of the ramp, or the “lip,” on the Higgins boats that allowed for easier beach attacks.

[Jacquerie]

A great man.

President Johnson boasted that our military couldn't bomb a viet outhouse without his permission. Gen. Krulak told LBJ to his face that without stopping the flow of material from Haiphong we could not win the war. He knew Commandant was available to him but told his CIC what he did not want to hear, the truth.

[SoCalPol]

A great General, ahead of his time in many ways.

Two of Gen. Krulak’s son’s are Episcopal Priests, one here in the San Diego Diocese.

[jagusafr]

One general and two pastors. Methinks that household had it all together. Semper Fi, warrior.

Colonel, USAFR

[SENTINEL]

His son, my commandant, had the balls during and after GWI to truthfully proclaim that chemical weapons were used against United States Marines...In open defiance of the PC crowd who wanted the whole "Gulf War illness" thing to just go away.

Godspeed General.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Krulak and Lew Walt brought to Vietnam the lessons learned in the Caribbean “Banana Wars” and distilled in the USMC Small Wars Manual. They developed the Combined Action Company (CAC) where marines lived in Vietnamese villages serving as trainers and advisers for the indigenous militia. Their formula for victory (shared by Army Special Forces) was the antithesis of the Pentagon's large formation, meat-grinder operations.

[chesty_puller]

They developed the Combined Action Company (CAC) where marines lived in Vietnamese villages serving as trainers and advisers for the indigenous militia.

I was proud to serve in this unit.

2nd Combined Action Company CAP 275

[MASS-2 FAC]

General Krulak was our base commander when I was stationed at MCRD in 1961.

RIP General and Gods Speed to you.

Semper Fi

[gandalftb]

General Krulak is unforgettable. Bless Him. A Patriot. We could have avoided the tragedy of Viet Nam and Cambodia, had he been listened to.

What a contrast he was to the traitorous LBJ.

Semper fi Brute.

[devistate one four]

I served under Genral Krulak in the 26th Marine regiment.

Semper Fi, Sir

[radar101]

[radar101]

Marine Gen. Victor H. Krulak inspecting troops of the First ANGILCO.
Location: HI, US
Date taken: April 1965

[LucyJo]

Giving thanks for his service to our country, and asking prayers of comfort for his loved ones.