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F. J. Taylor (Waldport, OR)
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My sincere condolences to the entire family. Although I did not know Druse personally, I was also a CAP Marine in Vietnam in 1967-68.
CAP was both a security and a civic action program, an attempt to win the hearts and minds of the people. It had some notable successes, and some military men and writers have speculated that if introduced sooner and more widely, it might have had an effect on the outcome of the war.
CAP units were generally a squad of 12 - 14 Marines in a village, working with their native militia counterparts to provide security, and assist the villagers in various civic action projects such as wells, roads, and schools.
The men in the program generally shared a desire to help the people of Vietnam, and many were wounded or killed in the course of the war, due to their small numbers and relative isolation.
Druse Foreman was one of a small number of a very special group of men, risking their lives for the freedom (as we perceived it at the time) of a foreign country, and people they had never met before.
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
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GARY STINES (MONROE, MI)
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MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY GOES OUT TO MY MARINE BROTHER`S FAMILY. I ALSO WAS IN A C.A.P. OUTFIT IN VIET NAM. I WAS IN ( TIGER HOTEL 6 ) IN THE PHU LOC VALLEY. I WAS THERE FROM 1966-67. I RECIEVED AN E-MAIL FROM MR. CaLEFFIE ABOUT THE PASSING OF DRUSE . I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. ALWAYS REMEMBER , HE IS IN ALOT BETTER PLACE.
A MARINE BROTHER
GARY STINES
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
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GARY STINES (MONROE, MI)
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MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY GOES OUT TO MY MARINE BROTHER`S FAMILY. I ALSO WAS IN A C.A.P. OUTFIT IN VIET NAM. I WAS IN ( TIGER HOTEL 6 ) IN THE PHU LOC VALLEY. I WAS THERE FROM 1966-67. I RECIEVED AN E-MAIL FROM MR. CaLEFFIE ABOUT THE PASSING OF DRUSE . I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. ALWAYS REMEMBER , HE IS IN ALOT BETTER PLACE.
A MARINE BROTHER
GARY STINES
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
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ron Ponton (tampa, FL)
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God bless my brother that I never knew in this physical life as he lives on in eternity in heaven at his new duty station. May our spirits rejoice as we celebrate imotality with our creator. Love, happiness and bliss is what we will continue to share. God Bless all my CAP marine brothers.
Semper fi,
Ron Poonton
USMC 1970-76
CAP Mariines, CAP 2-4-1, 2-4-3, 2-4-5, 2-4-7 1970-71
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
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Richard (Rick) Yurick (Laughlin, NV)
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So sorry to here of the death of Druse, my prayers are with you and the rest of the family.. We now have a new guard at the gates of Heaven..
God Bless, Rick
CAP 2-3-4/68-69
Thursday, January 5, 2012 |
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