Happy Independence Day...The Mayor is 1st!
Posted on 07/04/2021 5:01:13 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
Happy Independence Day...The Mayor is 1st!
Happy Independence Day...Redcitizen is 2nd!
Happy Independence Day...Chainmail is 3rd!
Sounds like it,huh. LOL!
You’re welcome. He is quite the man! He did so much.
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
Howdy, Kathy.
Once again left breathless after reading about another amazing hero.
I hope you’ve had a good day. Did you manage to have any “you” time?
The Last Major Marine Battle of the Vietnam War
Many veterans who saw action in the Vietnam War have described military operations conducted in the A Shau Valley as hell on Earth. Nevertheless, the young men of the 9th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Battalion 12th Marines bravely penetrated this dangerous zone on January 22, 1969, as part of Operation Dewey Canyon, the last Marine Corps offensive in Vietnam. The operation was planned to wipe the North Vietnamese out of the valley. But as the Americans invaded enemy territory, the People’s Army of Vietnam began to cut off platoons and immobilize them with relentless small arms fire, grenades, and mortars. For over 60 days, the Marines built more than 20 base camps to fight off the Vietnamese and captured large quantities of enemy weapons, equipment, and supplies. Five Marines were eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for their selfless sacrifice during the conflict, proving the old adage that no matter how impossible the odds may seem, Marines always get the job done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MVOVPomqUY
Comments below video:
BMF6889 -1 month ago
As a Marine platoon commander at the time, I was on Operation Dewey Canyon. And yes, Marines always get the job done. But to be honest, our unit participated in Dewey Canyon, but we were not part of the most intensive fighting. By nature the Marines have an offensive mentality. I believed in 1969 that the only way to win the war was to invade North Vietnam like we did in WW II. But we allowed the North Vietnam Army to rest, train, re-equip, and launch attacks from safe havens we gave them. That is no how you win a war. We should have allowed the full force of Marines to launch and amphibious invasion into North Vietnam to decapitate the leadership and to crush the support that the North Vietnamese people had to continue the war. But we didn’t. Instead we chose to conduct a war of attrition that we could not win because the North Vietnamese had more conviction to win that we did. The Vietnam War Memorial is a dedication to the disgrace of our politicians to fail to allow us to win. Instead they surrendered and 58,000 men and women who the politicians sent into harms way died for nothing—not counting the hundreds of thousands of horribly wounded. I live with that every day.
For those who enjoy military history videos, check out Dark Docs.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl3SuH2Ue044b7ACX1syk4A
The Devil Dogs: Hero Marines of WWI
https://www.magellantv.com/video/the-devil-dogs-hero-marines-of-wwi
Belleau Wood, France, June 1918. After three weeks of battle, the US Marines stopped the German advance a few miles from Paris. They earned the name of “Devil Dogs” and made victory possible for the Allies
Thanks! I’ll need to check out some of those!
Hey there, radu!
Have you been watching the implosion. It went well. I’m trying not to think of any poor little animals that had to be left inside.
Did you watch fireworks? I watched a webcam that I watch every year from Duluth, MN, harbor. They were spectacular and I got no mosquito bites! LOL
Howdy, luvie.
Yes, I’ve been watching Steve’s coverage the past few hours. I went across the road to watch fireworks for a while and the moment I walked back into my room, Steve said, “There it goes.” Couldn’t have timed it better.
I understand why it had to be done but it’s heart-wrenching to think about the people who have lost so much there the past 10 days. And about the poor pets they weren’t able to rescue though they did give it a valiant try.
Yes, it’s just hard to comprehend the whole enormity of the situation they are in. I hope they find peace and a new life with hope again. It was a good stream. But I’m ready to watch something frivolous now. LOL!
Evening, Kathy. Happy 7/4! (Didn’t know there was a military writers’ club.)
It was a loooooong stream but he did a good job.
I’m watching Nashville’s fireworks show now on YT. They billed it as the largest show in the country and it’s starting off mighty good.
Good evening, radu...booms are getting a little closer together. One just went off really close. And now another.
Hope you had some good ones to watch. Too light here.
That’s awesome. And how were the fireworks you watched locally? I hope they were good, too.
Good evening, ETR, and thank you for the great link. So, so sorry that politics was allowed to “run the show’ and our great military weren’t allowed to do their job.
Very little me time, but a leisurely day of some work. And I think going to bed early will be a waste of time...too loud.
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