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To: gunnyg
I discovered the book, The Old Corps, listed on the Barnes and Noble website several days ago. I was surprised that there were no book reviews listed there on the book, as it was such a darn good book!

So, I went ahead and submitted to B&N a short reviwew of my own; maybe others will do so also.

On the subject of finding old military buddies on the WWW, it has been my experience/observation that the best way to find old friends (and new ones for that matter), is to set up your own website, and they will, eventually, find you!

It doesn't have to be anything extravagant--just a short biography will do--so that others will recognize you as a Marine w/similar service dates, units, and experiences.

But, likely, after you once do that, you will, like myself, be bitten by the bug, and other ideas will come to you to expand your website. This I would like to see--I have constantly attempted to influence other old Marines, to get into this sort of thing--it is a most valuable thing for families, as well as to the Marine concerned

I receive e-mail on a daily basis, from relatives of deceased Marines, requesting information as to how to determine their Marine's dates of service, where he served, his experiences, etc.

In most cases, they say that the Marine never talked to them about his service.

Dick Gaines

4 posted on 11/16/2001 1:24:44 PM PST by gunnyg
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To: gunnyg; kdf1; AMERIKA; Lancey Howard; MudPuppy; SMEDLEYBUTLER; opbuzz; Snow Bunny; gitmogrunt...
I've got two old books, "Fix Bayonets!" by John Thomason, and also "...And a Few Marines" by Thomason. That's old Corps to me!
5 posted on 11/16/2001 1:24:57 PM PST by RaceBannon
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