WWII MCRD Camp Pendleton in Marine Raiders
Here we see a vintage scene of Camp Pendleton when the Hollywood Marines were in the process of training, fitting and fielding 500,000 men.
The buildings are camouflaged. LOL
Summary of Changes in Marine Corps Training During WWII
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NightFlyyer's USMC Boot Camp 1967, MCRD San Diego Platoon # 2218, El Toro's closing..
*PLEASE* IF YOUR IN THIS VIDEO, I VERY MUCH WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. I don't expect the younger generation to watch what I endured in Boot Camp. Why? Well, it is 17 minutes long. Who has time for history? But for those that do and for those who were there, this is for you. I've included pictures from my Boot Camp, like none you have seen, including me. Things were different back then. Vietnam war, no computers, and no cell phones. But us older folks did what we thought was right.
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WWII Dublin Camp Parks Museum Opening 25May2017 Museum Tour
DUBLIN CAMP PARKS MILITARY HISTORY CENTER
Open daily for self-directed tours, 1100-1700. Admission is free. Exhibits are located in the PRFTA Visitor Center, Building 275, just before the checkpoint.
Funding for the exhibits was provided by the City of Dublin. This facility was constructed as part of a land exchange agreement between the U.S. Army and developers of the Dublin Crossing Project.
The facility is furnished with generous donations from these organizations: Dublin Historical Preservation Association (meeting room seating), Dublin Rotary Club (gallery seating), KEA (archive room furnishings), Lazy Dog Cafe (refreshments)
Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center is a community endeavor, and we welcome your involvement. For information on volunteering and to inquire about donating historic items to the collection, please contact Museum Director Elizabeth Isles at (925) 452-2107 or email elizabeth.isles@dublin.ca.gov.
To sponsor future event programming or contribute toward equipping the meeting room space with audio visual equipment, please contact Cultural Arts and Heritage Manager Tegan Mclane at (925) 556-4565 or email tegan.mclane@dublin.ca.gov
Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center is a partnership between City of Dublin and Parks Reserve Forces Training Area. Exhibits design by Van Sickle & Rolleri, LLC. Exhibit construction by Exhibit Concepts, Inc. Media by Northern Light Productions. The vision and management plan for this facility was developed by the Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center Working Group, which consisted of Kathy Blackburn, Lisa Cipolla, Richard Deets, Lt. Col. Christopher P. Gerdes, Dan Gannod, Lt. Col. Andrew Jones, Steve Lockhart, Steve Minniear, Tommie Simpson and Georgean Vonheeder Leopold, along with City Staff.
Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center Ribbon Cutting Party- May 25, 2017
10:00 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
City of Dublin Mayor David Haubert
Camp Parks Deputy to the Garrison Commander Ainsworth M. A. Jackson
10:45 - Camp Parks History Talk
Dublin Historical Preservation Association President Author Steve Minniear
Camp Pendleton Tour
Credit: Sgt. Hector de Jesus | Date Taken: 02/15/2017
Veterans and their families receive a tour of the Ranch House and Mechanize Museum. Marine Corps Installations West – Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, organized a tour of the installation for the Iwo Jima Commemorative Committee as part of a three-day celebration in recognition of the 72nd Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on 16 February 2017. (Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Francisco Diaz) 00:00:00:00-00:00:08:05 MS of veteran talking to people 00:00:08:06-00:00:15:11 CU of veteran talking to people 00:00:15:12-00:00:23:17 MS of two men talking 00:00:23:18-00:00:32:08 MS of veterans and family walking out of the Ranch House 00:00:32:09-00:00:39:28 CU of veteran signing into a book 00:00:39:29-00:00:46:02 CU of veteran signing into a book 00:00:46:03-00:00:50:14 EXCU of veteran signing into a book 00:00:50:15-00:00:58:04 CU of the back of a veterans hat 00:00:58:05-00:01:05:21 MS of veterans and family members getting off bus 00:01:05:22-00:01:13:07 MS of veterans talking 00:01:13:08-00:01:24:13 Pan of veterans and family walking into the Ranch House 00:01:24:14-00:01:23:28 MS of Brigadier General Kevin Killea talking to veterans 00:01:23:29-00:01:41:07 MS of veterans and family touring the Mech Museum 00:01:41:08-00:01:50:12 MS of veterans and family touring the Mech Museum 00:01:50:12-00:01:57:02 RFocus of Marine Corps emblem
USMC MCRD Graduation Day For Our Son
Congrat's to our son Robert A few weeks after establishing Camp Howard on North Island in San Diego, Col. Joseph Pendleton, on September 6, 1914, was the guest speaker at the U. S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego. The subject of his speech was San Diego, An Ideal Location for a Permanent Marine Corps Base. The drive behind his lecture was the unsatisfactory conditions and the less than convenient location of his men and staff at Camp Howard. About this same time, Col. Pendleton wrote to the Commandant of the Marine Corps at Washington D. C. about the deplorable conditions at Camp Howard and presented the idea of the possible establishment of a permanent Marine Corps base in San Diego.
The Navy General Board approved the establishment of a base on January 8, 1916 and the Marine Corps' base on the bay tidelands called the Dutch Flats was authorized by a Navalappropriation bill of August 29, 1916, in large part due to the efforts of Congressman William Kettner. Groundbreaking on 232 acres took place on March 2, 1919. Construction and occupation of the base took place from 1919 through 1926. On December 1, 1921, Pendleton (now a General), placed it into commission as the Marine Advanced Expeditionary Base, San Diego. In 1923, the Marine Recruit Depot for the west coast relocated from Mare Island Navy Shipyards in Vallejo, Calif., to its new home at the San Diego Marine Base. On 1 March 1924, the base that had been developed as a result of the vision and efforts of General Pendleton became, officially,
Marine Corps Base, San Diego, and would be known by that name for the next twenty-four years.
The base now consisted of approximately 388 acres, of which some 367 acres had beenreclaimed tidal area. Throughout World War II, the principal activity of the base, recruit training overshadowed all other functions. After the war, the recruit training detachment remained the principal tenant. Marine Corps Base San Diego has been home to the 4th, 6th and 10th Marine Regiments, the Fleet Marine Force and the 2nd Marine Division. However, the main focus of the base has always been training and “the making of Marines.” On 1 January 1948, Marine Corps Base, San Diego was officially renamed Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. The Recruit Training Command grew from three to eight battalions to handle the troop requirements for the Korean War. More than 700 Quonset huts were erected to handle the influx of recruits, some of which are still standing today. The Vietnam War caused the next period of major expansion. A 100-tent cantonment had to be erected to handle the overflow of recruits. Five new recruit barracks, a new dining hall, new bowling alley, a new Regional Dental and Medical Clinic were constructed on the depot.
In the 1970’s the focus increased to include the recruiting effort and the Depot became Headquarters, Western Recruiting Region.
Today the Recruit Depot provides its nation’s Corps with basically trained Marines to fight in the current conflicts in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The depot has the responsibility to train all male recruits who reside west of the Mississippi River to serve at the call of the nation.
Known for its unique Spanish colonial revival style appearance, the overall site and specific building plans were developed by renowned architect, Bertram Goodhue, who also designed the buildings built in San Diego’s Balboa Park for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. Twenty-five of the Depot’s buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Thirteen buildings have been named for famous Marines, such a Daly Barracks, Pendleton Hall, McDougall Hall, and Day Hall.
Today, the depot has 388 acres and 25 buildings listed on the national register of historic places.
MCRD San Diego | Cadence Calling Contest
The members of the West Coast Drill Instructor Association gathered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Sept. 16, 2016, for their annual reunion. Several events were held culminating in the final competition “The Best Damn Cadence Calling Contest in the West.”
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kailey Maraglia)
VLOG #1: San Diego | Marine Graduation | Legoland
February 20th-23rd I went to San Diego for my little brother's Marine Graduation and we also went to Legoland.
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Parris Island With Sergeant Major Iron Mike Mervosh 3_2013
Sgt. Maj. Iron Mike Mervosh, East Coast Drill Instructors reunion, Parris Island 2013, photos © Joe Paulini 2013
Iron Mike Mervosh, 92 is a living legend in the Marine Corps. He joined in 1943, fought in WWII, Korea and Vietnam and retired in 1977.
We had the privilege of following a number of companies going through the Crucible. You'll see some shots of a company of women recruits during the last few hours of their Crucible experience. They were pretty tired, but earned the title of Marine the next day.
US Marines at Khe Sanh, Vietnam | 1968 | US Marine Corps Documentary in Color
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This film is a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) documentary that covers the story of the U.S. Marines and their South Vietnamese allies garrisoned at Khe Sanh, Vietnam in 1968.
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The Vietnam War (aka the Second Indochina War) was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was fought between North Vietnam - supported by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China - and the government of South Vietnam - supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. The communist Viet Cong, a South Vietnamese political organization and army aided by North Vietnam, fought a guerrilla war against the United States and the South Vietnamese forces. The Vietnam People's Army (North Vietnamese Army) engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units into battle.
The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam under communist rule. The U.S. government viewed American involvement in the Vietnam conflict as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam with the aim of stopping the spread of communism.
The U.S. Marine Corps served an important role in the Vietnam. Individuals from the USMC operated in the Northern I Corps Regions of South Vietnam. Portions of the Corps were responsible for the less-known Combined Action Program that implemented unconventional techniques for counter-insurgency and worked as military advisers to the Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps. Marines were withdrawn from Vietnam in 1971, and returned briefly in 1975 to evacuate Saigon.
US Marines at Khe Sanh, Vietnam | 1968 | US Marine Corps Documentary in Color
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The Marines of India Company Recruits with first partially gender integrated Marine
The Marines of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, the first partially gender-integrated company in the Corps’ history, earned the title Marine on March 16 aboard the recruit depot Paris Island, South Carolina, according to Marine Corps officials.
Wrapping up the 54-hour physical demanding event of recruit training known as the crucible and completing a culminating 9-mile hike, the Marines were handed Eagle, Globe and Anchors — marking the transformation from recruit to Marine.
The Montford Point Marines
As the first African Americans to become Marines, Montford Point Marines changed the face of the United States Marine Corps forever. Facing battles abroad and inequity at home, the Montford Point Marines defined our Corps and paved the way for future generations of Marines.
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The Marine Corps defends the people of the United States at home and abroad. Within every Marine is the willingness to engage and determination to defeat any adversary, and it is this fighting spirit that allows us to fight and win our Nation’s battles. To those seeking fight alongside men and women for a common cause worthy of their service, the Marine Corps offers the opportunity to pursue and earn victory for our Nation, our communities and our Corps.
The mission of the United States Marine Corps is made up of three promises: We make Marines, we win our Nation’s battles, and we develop quality citizens prepared to fight and win battles.
You don’t join the Marines—you become one, forged in the crucible of training aboard our recruit depots on Parris Island, South Carolina, and in San Diego, California, or through the dedication required of officer candidates at Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia. Beyond the physical requirements, aspiring Marines must prove they have the honor, courage, and commitment to face and defeat any obstacle.
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Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal Parade
Approximately 400 Montford Point Marines received their bronze replica Congressional Gold Medals at a special ceremony held at Marine Barracks Washington June 28, 2012, a day after they were presented the official gold medal, as an organization, during a ceremony held on the United States Capitol grounds.
The Congressional Gold Medal is awarded by Congress and is the highest civilian award in the nation. The award comes more than seven decades after the Montford Point Marines broke the military's last color barrier . . . with approximately 20,000 trained at Montford Point, NC from 1942 to 1949.
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