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Arranged - 07/07/04 A great Naval Aviation website:
Courtesy of CWO Frank J. Kovacs, USMC (Ret.) via Maj. Joseph A. Madagan, USAR
(Ret.) ('57) of FL - 07/12/04 More great sites from Major Madagan - 07/15/04 and 05/18/06:
National Museum of the Marine Corps Thanks, Joe!
For you actual Marines out there (as opposed to mere Marine "Groupies" such as I
am), Click HERE for a sample of their Newsletter from July 2004. Thanks again, Joe! http://www.krystalvision.com/marines/marines.html
Courtesy of Herb Hice of MI - 12/27/04 |
May I please nominate Lt. Colonel
Clovis C. "Buck" Coffman, Jr. USMC (Retired) [Deceased] for the Famous Marine
page, please.
1949 Graduate of Craddock High School, Portsmouth, VA.
Entered USMCR 1949, and served in the USMC during the Korean War, including the
battles at Chosin Reservoir.
Graduate of the University of Richmond.
Gunnery Sergeant, 97th Rifle Company, Fleet Marine Force, Newport News, VA -
1963 to 1965.
Volunteered for Active Duty in USMC 1965, sent to Vietnam with Force Recon Unit,
awarded the Navy Cross for valor in action.
Resided in Virginia Beach until his recent death.
- Maj. Joseph A. Madagan, USAR
Ret. ('57) of FL - 07/07/04
Certainly! Thanks, Joe!
Coffman, Clovis C., Jr.
Gunnery
Sergeant, U.S.
Marine Corps (Reserve)
Co. C, 1st Force Recon Bn., 1st Marine Division
Date of Action: October 10, 1966
Citation:
The Navy Cross is awarded to Gunnery Sergeant Clovis C. Coffman, Jr., United
States Marine Corps (Reserve),
for extraordinary heroism in action against Communist Forces while serving as a
Platoon Leader with Company C,
First Reconnaissance Battalion, First Marine Division in the Republic of Vietnam
on 10 October 1966.
Sergeant Coffman was leading a thirteen man patrol assigned the mission of
observing
a valley near Long Bihn, Quang Ngai Province for enemy activity.
Early in the afternoon, while leading his unit from their observation post to a
helicopter landing zone,
the patrol came under a heavy small arms and grenade attack from an estimated
thirty-five to fifty man enemy force.
Reacting immediately, Sergeant Coffman skillfully organized and directed the
return fire of his out-numbered unit.
Fearlessly disregarding his own safety, he repeatedly exposed himself
in order to deploy his force and deliver maximum fire power against the
attackers.
On one occasion during the ensuing fierce action, he observed a wounded Marine
lying helpless forward of his position. Courageously he went to his stricken
comrade's aid. Although wounded himself,
he killed three of the enemy at point blank range in order to reach the stricken
Marine.
Sergeant Coffman was successful in his effort to return his stricken comrade to
friendly lines.
When the patrol's medical corpsman was disabled by wounds,
he skillfully administered first aid to four seriously wounded Marines.
Sergeant Coffman directed fixed wing and armed helicopter attacks against the
enemy with devastating accuracy,
with the result that helicopters were able to land and extract the force.
Although wounded, he remained until all of his men were safely embarked,
resolutely defending the landing zone.
As the last rescue helicopter was loading, he and another Marine held the
landing zone alone,
killing four of the enemy in close combat.
Only after all of his patrol were embarked, did he board the aircraft and depart
the embattled area.
By his courageous devotion to duty, and extraordinary leadership, Sergeant
Coffman reflected great credit
upon himself and the Marine Corps and upheld the highest traditions of the
United States Naval Service.
- Courtesy of
Maj. Joseph A. Madagan, USAR Ret. ('57) of FL - 07/08/04
Thanks again, Joe!
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http://www.marines.usna.edu/yard-events/photos/2001/JUL/12-JULY-2001-Eigth-I/
- 05/29/04 |
Interesting People |
Actor Lee Marvin Giving Tribute to the Heroism of Fellow Marine Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo)-Fiction! |
The other side we seldom hear about. Captain Kangaroo turned
75 recently,
which is odd, because he's never looked a day under 75 (Birthday 6/27/27).
It reminded me of the following story. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. |
Summary of the eRumor:
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The following (courtesy of my nephew's wife, Leslie - Thanks,
Leslie!)
is provided by Joe Galloway, author of "We Were Soldiers Once, and Young."
FYI. The author of the letter was a teen-aged Marine who marched and
fought as a rifleman to and from the Chosin reservoir in Korea in 1950.
He cross-decked to the Army, and served as a Special Forces officer in
Vietnam.
After Vietnam he joined the CIA, and went back to Korea.)
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If you aren't interested in the ramblings of an old man, please delete
now.
If you're still there, pull up a chair and listen.
Is there anyone else out there who's sick and tired of all the polls
being taken in foreign countries as to whether or not they "like" us?
The last time I looked, the word "like" had nothing to do with foreign policy.
I prefer 'respect' or 'fear'. They worked for Rome, which civilized
and kept the peace in the known world a hell of a lot longer than our puny two
centuries-plus.
I see a left-wing German got elected to office recently by campaigning
against the foreign policy of the United States.
Yeah, that's what I want, to be lectured about war and being a "good neighbor"
by a German.
Their head honcho said they wouldn't take part in a war against Iraq.
Kind of nice, to see them taking a pass on a war once in while.
Perhaps we needed to have the word "World" in front of War.
I think it's time to bring our boys home from Germany.
Outside of the money we'd save, we'd make the Germans "like" us a lot more,
after they started paying the bills for their own defense.
Last time I checked, France isn't too fond of us either.
They sort of liked us back on June 6th, 1944, though, didn't they?
If you don't think so, see how nicely they take care of the enormous American
cemeteries up above the Normandy beaches.
For those of you who've studied history, we also have a few cemeteries in places
like Belleau Woods and Chateau Thierry also.
For those of you who haven't studied it, that was from World War One, the
firsttime Europe screwed up and we bailed out the French.
That's where the US Marines got the title 'Devil Dogs' or, if you still
care about what the Germans think, "Teufelhunde".
I hope I spelled that right; sure wouldn't want to offend anyone, least of
all a German.
Come to think of it, when Europe couldn't take care of their Bosnian problem
recently,
guess who had to help out there also.
Last time I checked, our kids are still there.
I sort of remember they said they would be out in a year.
Gee, how time flies when you're having fun.
Now we hear that the South Koreans aren't too happy with us either.
They "liked" us a lot better, of course, in June, 1950.
It took more than 50,000 Americans killed in Korea to help give them the
lifestyle they currently enjoy,
but then who's counting?
I think it's also time to bring the boys home from there.
There are about 37,000 young Americans on the DMZ separating the South Koreans
from their "brothers" up North.
Maybe if we leave, they can begin to participate in the "good life" that North
Korea currently enjoys.
I also understand that a good portion of the Arab/Moslem world now doesn't
"like" us either.
Did anyone ever sit down and determine what we would have to do to get them to
like us?
Ask them what they would like us to do.
Die?. Commit ritual suicide? Bend over?
Maybe we should follow the advice of our dimwitted, dullest knife in the drawer,
Senator Patty Murray,
and build more roads, hospitals, day care centers, and orphanages like Osama bin
Laden does.
What with all the orphans Osama has created, the least he can do is build some
places to put them.
Senator Stupid says if we would only "emulate" Osama, the Arab world would love
us.
Sorry Patty; in addition to the fact that we already do all of those
things around the world and have been doing them for over sixty years,
I don't take public transportation, and I certainly wouldn't take it with a bomb
strapped to the guy next to me.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not in favor of going to war.
Been there, done that. Several times, in fact.
But I think we ought to have some polls in this country about other countries,
and see if we "like" THEM.
Problem is, if you listed the countries, not only wouldn't the average American
know ifhe liked them or not,
he wouldn't be able to find them.
If we're supposed to worry about them, how about them worrying about us?
We were nice to the North Koreans in 1994, as we followed the policies of
"Neville" Clinton.
And it seemed to work; they didn't re-start their nuclear weapons program for a
whole year or so.
In the meantime, we fed them when they were starving,
and put oil in their stoves when they were freezing.
In a recent visit to Norway, I engaged in a really fun debate with my
cousin's son,
a student at a Norwegian University.
I was lectured to by this thankless squirt about the American "Empire",
and scolded about dropping the atomic bomb on the Japanese.
I reminded him that empires usually keep the stuff they take;
we don't, and back in 1945 most Norwegians thought dropping
ANY kind of bomb on Germany or Japan was a good idea.
I also reminded him that my uncle, his grandfather, and others in our
family spent a significant
time in Sachsenhausen concentration camp, courtesy of the Germans, and they
didn't all survive.
I further reminded him that if it wasn't for the "American Empire" he
would probably be speaking German or Russian.
Sorry about the rambling, but I just took an unofficial poll here at our
house,
and we don't seem to like anyone.
Happy New Year.
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I finally found the name of the book written by Lt. Colonel Clovis Clyde Coffman, Jr. USMC (Ret).
In addition to being an Artist, he is an Author. Kindly add this to his profile at your convenience.
Here is the name:
Hoi An,
Vietnam: 1st LT Clovis C. Coffman, USMC, is conducting training for Korean
Marines, and at age 38,
the author of "Reconnaissance Marine" joined the USMCR
in 1949, and holds DSM.
He has also conducted training for Vietnamese and Malaysian soldiers.
This portion
of an article written by a news correspondent working in Vietnam is helpful.
I do not recall the name of the reporter.
He had written an earlier article on Gunnery Sergeant Coffman during his first
tour in Vietnam,
when he was awarded the Navy Cross.
He was surprised to find him still in Vietnam on the reporter's return trip,
and reported he had been promoted.
According to
one of the Platoon Leaders serving with "Buck" Coffman, he retired as a Major.
Upon his death, the Secretary of the Navy promoted him to Lt. Colonel, which
is quite unusual.
A building at Fort Story, Virginia bears a
memorial and the building is named after Colonel Coffman.
Semper Fidelis, Joe
- Joe Madagan ('57) of FL -
07/21/04
Thanks, Joe!
The United States Marine Corps Hymn
Words: L.Z.
Phillips (?) (1919)
Music: Jacques Offenbach from Genevieve de Brabant (1868)
From the Halls of Montezuma To the Shores of Tripoli; We fight our country's battles In the air, on land and sea; First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine. Our flag's unfurled to every breeze From dawn to setting sun; We have fought in ev'ry clime and place Where we could take a gun; In the snow of far-off Northern lands And in sunny tropic scenes; You will find us always on the job-- The United States Marines. Here's health to you and to our Corps Which we are proud to serve In many a strife we've fought for life And never lost our nerve; If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes; They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines.
"Marine Corps Hymn" lyrics courtesy of http://www.fiftiesweb.com/usa/marine.htm "Marine Corps Hymn" midi courtesy of http://www.f11view.net/usaflag/midmusic/marine2.mid "The Few. The Proud" logo courtesy of Joe Madagan -f FL - 06/10/04 Thanks, Joe! Marine Corps logo also courtesy of Joe Madagan of FL - 06/12/04 Thanks again, Joe!
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