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YOUNG BLOOD
a history of the
1st Battalion, 27thMarines
(Vietnam, 1968)
Copyright 1999, All Rights Reserved.
Gary Jarvis, Ph.D.
Delta Company, 1st Bn., 27th Marines (1967-1968) |
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Written as a historically accurate tribute to a little known U.S. Marine Corps Force-in-Readiness comprised of well-trained battle hardened Vietnam combat veterans and 17 and 18 year old Marines who abruptly sailed from Hawaii as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's strategic plan to halt the North Vietnamese Army's escalating build-up of Communist forces in South Vietnam, Young Blood: a history of the 1st Battalion, 27th Marines meticulously documents the factual day to day combat actions of a unique infantry battalion that incurred approximately 70% casualties in less than seven (7) months during the height of the Vietnam War in 1968. The book's title Young Blood mirrors the fact that forty-five (45%) percent of the Marines killed-in-action in the battalion were only eighteen (18) years of age. |
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The Marines and Sailors of the 1st Battalion, 27th Marines performed magnificiently in battle in no small measure because of the efforts of the veteran Non-Commissioned Officers and the many Officers drawn from the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer ranks who provided the training, experience and leadership so crucial to successful small unit operations.
Colonel Patrick J. Kahler, Retired (Commanding Officer, Delta Company 1967-68) |
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1st Battalion, 27th Marines (RVN) Reunion is being planned for summer of 2010
in Dallas, Texas For Info Contact: Felix Salmeron at mar463@aol.com or Bruce Bley at BBLEY@crosslink.net |
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YOUNG BLOOD EXCERPTS and COMMENTARIES |
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Commentaries |
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Table of Contents Page (excerpt) from original book |
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The story of the Memorial for the 1stBn., 27th Marines' KIAs |
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Overview of Young Blood (excerpt) |
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The Youngest Marines |
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Order Young Blood HardBound Book ( 8x10, 409 pages) or E-Book CD-R |
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Hardbound "Young Blood" history books (2008 revised edition) are available at a cost of $45.00 .
If you would like to order a book click the bar on the left and send your request. ISBN#:0-9675770-2-0
The E-book version is $20.00 and Uses the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader 978-0-9675770-2-9 |
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**** If you are the Next of Kin of a KIA from 1/27, there is no charge for a book. **** |
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LINKS |
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Charlie Company , 1st Battalion, 27th Marines Site (Cpl Austin Tribute) |
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Combat Marines Motorcycle Club |
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Email Web Master or Order a Book |
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EMAIL:
sgtjarvis@aol.com |
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Motto: To the Sound of the Guns |
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Oct 10, 2000 site went online |
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