No Man Left Behind-The Mayaguez Incident/Battle of Koh Tang a fascinating story from just after the fall of Saigon 1975.
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Re: No Man Left Behind-The Mayaguez Incident/Battle of Koh Tang a fascinating story from just after the fall of Saigon 1
He he he ... it's just a recruiting slogan ... part of the Corps' supreme brain washing scheme ... maybe back in the day it rang true ... but the modern version of the Marine Corps ... not so much. #straighttalkFelgerkarb wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:21 amYup.willyhilly wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:59 pm Marine motto is to never leave anyone behind. Unfortunately here they did. The exercise was largely political. President Ford needed a win and freeing the ship was seen as a win. I think another 18 Marines died in a helicopter crash in Thailand on the way.
There is a board member who has been there with the body recovery team.
Sergeant Major at MarForPac said this to me and I'll never forget it ... "The Marine Corps will miss you for as long as like pulling your finger out of a bucket of water."
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Re: No Man Left Behind-The Mayaguez Incident/Battle of Koh Tang a fascinating story from just after the fall of Saigon 1
I thought that was the Greek army motto ;willyhilly wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:59 pm Marine motto is to never leave anyone behind. Unfortunately here they did. The exercise was largely political. President Ford needed a win and freeing the ship was seen as a win. I think another 18 Marines died in a helicopter crash in Thailand on the way.
There is a board member who has been there with the body recovery team.
Never leave your buddies behind ,
because we’re all friends in the end ..
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Re: No Man Left Behind-The Mayaguez Incident/Battle of Koh Tang a fascinating story from just after the fall of Saigon 1
The war in Vietnam was started by false pretenses 100%
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