Semper Fidelis
Ricardo

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: Found the following subpage-link, "by
: accident" so to say, but saved it to
: share with you, as I know you are
: interrested in "early Marine
: History"...
:
: USNAVY and USMC officers 1775-1900:
:
: http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/index.htm
:
: During my visit to CA this past January, we
: also went to "The Museum Of The
: Forgotten Warriors". (
: http://www.museumoftheforgottenwarriors.org
: ) The currator of this museum, I this time
: noticed, had a few items, including a
: helmet, of the 6th Marine Rgt from WWI!
: Indian Head on the helmets front was still
: visuable, despite the years now past. Also
: had a Marine uniform from WWI, on a
: "window-doll". Did unfortunatly
: not take photograph of the helmet, but did
: so of the "window-doll" in blue
: uniform USMC-WWI. When developed (still ahve
: not gotten that part done yet), I will
: e-mail you the photographs. Regarding the
: 6th Marine Rgt from WWI by the way... The
: currator "Dan" begun to talk with
: my friends about the fact that a Marine Rgt
: was within USARMY's 2nd Inf Div during WWI,
: and thereby had the indianhead-patch. But
: before he mentioned the regiments
: designation, I "filled in" by
: saying "Yes, I know, it was the 6th
: Marine Rgt". He was really surprized
: that I, a Swede, knew about this detail of
: the USMC from all the way back as for WWI. I
: had to briefly explain that I had come to
: know you on a Marine forum, and that you are
: interrested in Marine WWI-history, and that
: is how I learned about the 6th Marine Rgt
: being in "Indianheads". But until
: I did that, it was fun to see how surprised
: they all were, to note that "a
: Swede" of all, was the one whom knew
: such a detail for USMC, by that far back in
: time! The helmet was behind glass, and the
: light was poor in there, so I fear the
: photograph may only show the light of my
: flash reflecting in the glass, and nothing
: else. Will know if so or not, when developed
: photographs from the visit...
:
: My daughter Ingrid is doing very well
: indeed, and is very happy for us now finally
: having got a cat. She has been wanting to
: get a cat for a long time now, and is
: cuddling with it as often as she can, and
: cat allows. Ingrid and wife are currently
: down at our summerhouse for a couple of
: days, while I am now doing a
: nightshiftserie. She has to meet the
: contractor whom is replacing the floor.
: Everything with that has dragged out in time
: enormously... We had hoped that everything
: would have been done by easter, but as it
: looks now, I do not think it will be the
: case though.
:
: Have not been online much lately, ever since
: back home from CA. Not that I have not
: wanted to, but have felt a bit "low in
: spirit" for a while, due to the forced
: change of stationing, and a few other
: reasons. When the date March 11th comes
: closer each year, I always tend to go in to
: a bit of a "social hybernation".
: Allthough I was not "there", this
: date yet weights heavy on my mind, for
: reasons that will take up far to much space
: to explain in writing really. But it is
: related to "Lima Site 85", which
: was overrun on March 11th 1968. Even though
: I did not serve in SEA at all, what happened
: there then, has a grip of my heart and mind.
:
: You have so much warmth and kindness
: Hermano, and you are very dear to me as a
: friend! I so do hope and wish that we could
: meet in person one day. I would like that,
: So Very Much! Take Good Care Hermano, and
: Thank You, for your friendship, which I
: indeed treassure. Please do extend my very
: warmest wishes to your family aswell.
:
: Sincerely
: A.B
: