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Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« on: January 27, 2017, 09:29:50 PM »
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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2017, 11:32:04 PM »
"I love my country but I fear my government."

So much for "No man left behind."
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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2017, 08:16:25 PM »
I was stationed at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station with the 1st MARBDE during the Mayaguez incident.  It was common knowledge there that some of our people had been left behind.
Rumor had it that one of the guys in my recruit platoon participated in that event.  There is someone with the same first initial and last name that received the Navy Commendation medal.
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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2017, 10:47:50 PM »
It seems odd to me that someone would say they disobeyed orders to get on the last chopper. 
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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2017, 02:06:21 PM »
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It seems odd to me that someone would say they disobeyed orders to get on the last chopper.

In a situation like that, it may have been a case of conflicting orders.  Two or more sets of orders, and they chose the wrong one to obey.  And who's to say that if they hadn't stayed behind their gun, more Marines might have died.
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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2017, 06:16:19 PM »
It's also possible that Captain James Davis threw them to the wolves and lied to cover his own ass.

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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2017, 07:37:37 PM »
This makes my soul hurt.

There is enough blame to go up and down the chain of command, from the squad leader to the Task Force Commander.   Everyone is culpable for not getting an accurate head count and then not going back after them.
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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2017, 07:51:26 PM »
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This makes my soul hurt.

There is enough blame to go up and down the chain of command, from the squad leader to the Task Force Commander.   Everyone is culpable for not getting an accurate head count and then not going back after them.
From what they said, all the helicopters were shot up.  They didn't have anything to go back with if they wanted to.

Which means the operation didn't have enough support.  Probably should have had patrol boats available.  However, I don't know the circumstances at the time. 
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Re: Marines left on the beach during the Mayaguez Incident
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2017, 08:05:59 PM »
Sad closing chapter for a complete goatrope of a war.
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