by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 20, 2018 | History, Iwo Jima, Marine Corps Gazette, Vietnam, World War II
We’ll talk about the theme of “Innovation” in the February 2018 edition of the Marine Corps Gazette with the Editor & Publisher Col Chris Woodbridge, USMC (ret).
With the anniversaries of epic Marine Corps battles such as Iwo Jima, Hue and Khe Sanh this month, we’ll also talk to Chris about the literary treasure trove that resides in the digital archives of the Gazette.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 6, 2018 | History, US Marine Corps, Vietnam
Nick Warr
Nick Warr is an exception Marine. He fought in the Vietnam in 1968 including the Battle for Hue City. He has been an active member of the 1/5 alumni network, his has written extensively about his experience in Vietnam and has been part of the group that has raised money to fund the “5th Marines Vietnam Memorial” that will be dedicated at Camp San Mateo (home of the 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton), in the Memorial Garden there.
In Part 2 we discuss My Lai, the Burns/Novick PBS documentary “The Vietnam War” and the work Nick has done with a group of 5th Marine Vietnam veterans to build a memorial to the Marines and Sailors who fell in Vietnam as part of the 5th Marine Regiment, which will be dedicated this Memorial Day weekend.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 6, 2018 | History, US Marine Corps, Vietnam
1stLt Nick Warr, USMC
Republic of Vietnam
1968
Nick Warr
Nick Warr is an exception Marine. He fought in the Vietnam in 1968 including the Battle for Hue City. He has been an active member of the 1/5 alumni network, his has written extensively about his experience in Vietnam and has been part of the group that has raised money to fund the “5th Marines Vietnam Memorial” that will be dedicated at Camp San Mateo (home of the 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton), in the Memorial Garden there.
In Part 1 we discuss his career and the fight in Hue.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Jan 31, 2018 | Combat, History, US Marine Corps, Vietnam
Eric Hammel joined ALL MARINE RADIO to discuss his epic work on Khe Sanh that was published in 1989.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Jan 25, 2018 | Combat, Education, Leadership, Maneuver Warfare, Vietnam
Col Tony Zinni, USMC
The Basic School, 1989
Quantico VA
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THE SINGLE BEST professional military education experience I ever had happened in July of 1989 while teaching “Tactics” at The Basic School in Quantico, VA. Col Tony Zinni, USMC (who had just finished being the CO of 9th Marine Regiment on Okinawa) gave his “Combat Concepts” pitch at an event that the Marine Corps University sponsored at The Basic School.
Major John Kelly (Head of the Infantry Officers Course at the time, destined to be a General Officer and currently the Secretary of the Dept of Homeland Security) told me I should attend… so I went. I had never heard of Col Zinni at that point in my life. That night Col Zinni was funny, insightful and had a ton of experiences in his career — he was for me a great example of what a professional warrior/scholar ought to be.
This PME changed my life and how I approached my profession.
