Excerpt from YOUNG
BLOOD: a History of the 1st Bn., 27th Marines
Copyright 1999, Gary E. Jarvis, Ph.D.
All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
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10 Introduction
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13 Brief History of 27th
Marine Regiment from 1945 to 1999
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15 Garrison Duty and Training
in Hawaii: 1967- February 1968
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18 Overview of the 1st
Battalion, 27th Marines in Vietnam
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24 Arrival in Vietnam and
March 1968
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29 Hue Tactical Area: April
1968
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84 Hue Tactical Area: May 1968
Page 129
Xuan Hoa Hamlet (Van Duong) Incident
Page 156
May 16, 1968 and Overview of May
16-31,1968
Page 164
Da Nang, Go Noi Island, and Operation Allen Brook: June 68
Page 197
July 1968
Page 206
August 1968
Page 220
Departure from Vietnam: September 1968
Page 222
Remarkable Anecdotes and Human Experiences
Page 232
Honor Roll: A listing Marines & Corpsmen Killed in Action
Page 238
Decorations and Citations
Page 273
Wounded in Action/Purple Heart Listing
Page 280
Company and Battalion Commanding Officers (1967-1968)
Page 283
Bibliography
Page 285
Glossary of Terminology
Page 287
Maps, Photographs and Historical Memorabilia Index
Page 289
Company Rosters: Marines and
Corpsmen
Honor, Courage and Commitment
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