THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO THE MARINES, CORPSMEN AND FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO SERVED WITH KILO AND H&S COMPANIES OF THE 3RD BATTALION/ 26TH MARINES FROM 1968 TO 1970 IN VIETNAM; PLUS MARINES AND CORPSMEN FROM OTHER UNITS THAT WERE REUNITED AFTER 30 YEARS.
Note: The majority of information, poems, photos, true stories etc. were supplied by Vietnam combat veterans of Kilo & H&S Companies of the 3/26 Marines; along with several entries from combat personnel who served in other Marine units in Vietnam form 1968 through 1970.
"I know now why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped of their humanity. I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something
more precious than my life. They
would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we
were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades . . . Such good men."
From "These Good Men" by Michael
Norman.
Submitted by: Dennis "Ski" Kwiatkowski.
