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March 5th, 2011, 05:14 AM
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#1 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 743
|  Victor Krulak
Anyone here ever know of ,met or have a story about this Marine ? 
I'm reading his story , titled " Brute " , very interesting read ! 
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March 5th, 2011, 02:25 PM
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#2 | | SGT of Marines
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trappe, Maryland
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In early January 1966 I had been in Survey Section Hq. 3/12 for only a week. We were assigned to do a precision registration for the ARVN Arty's guns north of Chu lai. On the way we were stopped by civilians who told us Charly was collecting taxes a few miles ahead. Captain George Baker called Btn. to advise a plan to attack Charly. Lt. Col. Page radioed back "negative return to base" Capt. Baker radioed "last message garbled, proceeding as planned" The result was USMC 5 Chaley 0. (3KIA, 2 prisoners). Page chewed out Baker until Gen. Krulak messaged a "well done, proves our philsophy that every Marine is a basic rifleman".
Buy the way, the incident was written up in Stars and Stripes on Jan 26, 66, and I have a Nagant Model 53 I got that day in my gun safe next to my M14.
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March 5th, 2011, 05:49 PM
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#3 | | Grunt
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Quantico, VA
Posts: 84
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Read this:
First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
Victor H. Krulak
Father of General Charles Krulak 31st Commandant of the USMC.
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March 5th, 2011, 06:25 PM
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#4 | | Grunt
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 105
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Originally Posted by polish29  in early january 1966 i had been in survey section hq. 3/12 for only a week. We were assigned to do a precision registration for the arvn arty's guns north of chu lai. On the way we were stopped by civilians who told us charly was collecting taxes a few miles ahead. Captain george baker called btn. To advise a plan to attack charly. Lt. Col. Page radioed back "negative return to base" capt. Baker radioed "last message garbled, proceeding as planned" the result was usmc 5 chaley 0. (3kia, 2 prisoners). Page chewed out baker until gen. Krulak messaged a "well done, proves our philsophy that every marine is a basic rifleman".
Buy the way, the incident was written up in stars and stripes on jan 26, 66, and i have a nagant model 53 i got that day in my gun safe next to my m14. | Semper Fi!
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March 6th, 2011, 06:36 PM
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#5 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N. CA
Posts: 31
| Gen. Krulak
Well, If you were in Chu Lai in 66 you would have seen him!
He had the shiniest H34 I ever saw and he was one STRAK sob! I think I remember he was about 5'8"
He visited D Med (on the beach, next to MAG11) a bunch of times while I was there. He awarded Purple Hearts etc. and visited with wounded Marines. In addition, one of his sons was a Navy Chaplin with our Hospital Co.
He was the CO of the 3rd MAF and picked Chu Lai as the first spot to develop as a Marine base of operations.
Chu Lai is the way the Vietnamese would say Krulak.
Former HM2, RVN 66-67-68
(If I missed anything, let me know. I liked the guys attitude.
Semper Fi.
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March 6th, 2011, 08:01 PM
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#6 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 743
|  Little known fact !
Chu Lai is the Chinese name for Krulak , I was there in '70 .
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April 3rd, 2011, 11:41 AM
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#7 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA
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I've got two photos of him awarding my solitary PHM when we landed at Hawaii to drop off wounded local Marines while on the trip back to CONUS.
One photo was snapped as he pins the medal on my hospital shirt, and the second as he takes my hand to exchange a firm shake.
He came aboard the C141 Starlifter MATS transport on the tarmac, and made the awards to the wounded men present.
At the time (1968), Lt.Gen Krulak was CG FMF-PAC. Yes, he is not large in stature, but that attribute has never defined leadership anyway.
From the story I heard, Chu Lai base was named for him because it incorporated his INITIALS "V" + "K" as spoken in Vietnamese. Goes to show how many different variations on a legend.
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December 3rd, 2011, 05:41 AM
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#8 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 743
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Originally Posted by JavierC I've got two photos of him awarding my solitary PHM when we landed at Hawaii to drop off wounded local Marines while on the trip back to CONUS.
One photo was snapped as he pins the medal on my hospital shirt, and the second as he takes my hand to exchange a firm shake.
He came aboard the C141 Starlifter MATS transport on the tarmac, and made the awards to the wounded men present.
At the time (1968), Lt.Gen Krulak was CG FMF-PAC. Yes, he is not large in stature, but that attribute has never defined leadership anyway.
From the story I heard, Chu Lai base was named for him because it incorporated his INITIALS "V" + "K" as spoken in Vietnamese. Goes to show how many different variations on a legend. |
I got mine out of that book , "Brute " !
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December 3rd, 2011, 08:49 AM
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#9 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
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Originally Posted by polish29 In early January 1966 I had been in Survey Section Hq. 3/12 for only a week. We were assigned to do a precision registration for the ARVN Arty's guns north of Chu lai. On the way we were stopped by civilians who told us Charly was collecting taxes a few miles ahead. Captain George Baker called Btn. to advise a plan to attack Charly. Lt. Col. Page radioed back "negative return to base" Capt. Baker radioed "last message garbled, proceeding as planned" The result was USMC 5 Chaley 0. (3KIA, 2 prisoners). Page chewed out Baker until Gen. Krulak messaged a "well done, proves our philsophy that every Marine is a basic rifleman".
Buy the way, the incident was written up in Stars and Stripes on Jan 26, 66, and I have a Nagant Model 53 I got that day in my gun safe next to my M14. | Great story, Thanks!!!!... My Boss, (a retired 1811 FirstSgt) has Krulak’s Book and highly recommends it.
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December 3rd, 2011, 09:37 AM
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#10 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Mexico
Posts: 157
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Originally Posted by wilbur46 Well, If you were in Chu Lai in 66 you would have seen him!
He had the shiniest H34 I ever saw and he was one STRAK sob! I think I remember he was about 5'8"
He visited D Med (on the beach, next to MAG11) a bunch of times while I was there. He awarded Purple Hearts etc. and visited with wounded Marines. In addition, one of his sons was a Navy Chaplin with our Hospital Co.
He was the CO of the 3rd MAF and picked Chu Lai as the first spot to develop as a Marine base of operations.
Chu Lai is the way the Vietnamese would say Krulak.
Former HM2, RVN 66-67-68
(If I missed anything, let me know. I liked the guys attitude.
Semper Fi. | I was there. Semper Fi Marine!
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February 17th, 2012, 06:50 PM
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#11 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northeastern California, North of Denver and West of LA
Posts: 79
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I believe I stood on a parade ground for him when he left Nam in 68 or 69, and I believe it was a Hill 55.
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February 27th, 2012, 10:14 PM
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#12 | | Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Los Angeles, California
Posts: 5
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I bought the book and it was good.
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February 28th, 2012, 07:26 AM
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#13 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 41
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Met his son once, Chuck Krulak, former Commandant USMC and now the President at my brother's college. Chatted briefly on the development of Amphib Doctrine in WWII and his dad's role in it, (my senior thesis at the time). Great guy, Jumped me for needing to get into better shape when i mentioned my interest to enlist in the Corps, and brother loves the guy as President
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