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| Courtsy of Vic Villinnois |
| Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines |
| September 10, 1999 Greetings. My name is Travis Skaggs. Once, and long ago, I was Cpl. Skaggs of Golf Co., 2nd Bn., 7th Marines. From late February 1969 until mid February 1970 I served with Golf in Vietnam. On the following pages are 522 pictures, 9 maps, parts of a diary I kept, and various other items pertaining to Golf company's Vietnam experience. Most of the pictures were lent to me by other Marines. Most, but not all, of them served with Golf company. There is a lot of verbage along with these pictures because I want you to know who they were, what was going on, and what became of them. Though I was with weapons platoon I spent the larger share of my tour attached to Golf's 1st platoon and that is where the bulk of my thoughts lie. Just below is a list of 1st platoon Marines that were killed while I was with them. Each of them had friends and family. Each of them left a hole in the platoon that we covered the best we could by false bravado and other machinations of the the soul that fortunately are so available to the young. But even the best covered holes will finally leave their mark on the surface. And so it is with me. One of the links at the bottom of the page will take you to a more complete list of Golf's KIAs. You may contact me at: Travis Skaggs 614 Derby Ct. Carson City, NV 89703 (775) 887-5652 tskaggs6@yahoo.com This site is dedicated to all those who served with Golf company in Vietnam, but expecially to those listed just below. Remember them. Pfc Thomas Yolkiewicz - Roseville, MI - March 18. 1969 Lcpl Clyde Saxon - Waynesboro, GA - March 18, 1969 Pfc Daniel Casey - Wilson, NC - March 24, 1969 Pfc Clifford Labombard - Albany, NY - April 15, 1969 Pfc Elgin Juri, Menlo Park, CA - June 29, 1969 Pfc Cecil Lambert - Columbus, OH - August 12, 1969 Pfc Steve Cunningham - Cleveland, OH - August 23, 1969 Pfc Bobby Roberts - Dripping Springs, TX - August 24, 1969 Pfc Richard Shelton - Los Angeles, CA - August 25. 1969 Pfc Joseph Pinto - Chicago, IL - August 26, 1969 Lcpl Hayward Peleilohani - Pahoa, HI - August 26, 1969 Pfc Louis Herman - Clifton Heights, PA - August 29, 1969 Pfc Gerald Smith - Ogden, UT - August 29, 1969 Pfc Jerry Sylvia - Palisades Park, NJ - September 6, 1969 Pfc George Metzger - Kansas City, KS, September 9, 1969 |
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| The yellow footprints. The first order we heard** as Marines*** was to get off the bus and stand on these prints. ** Well, actually the first order we had was to shut our g*******d mouths and swallow that f*****g mouths. *** Acually we weren't Marines yet. We were maggots. The DI that got on the bus to issue order No. 1 assured us of this. We were more than happy to take his word for it. Where the Marines Corps got this monster is a mystry. |
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