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I'm so proud of you too Marine. Semper Fidelis.

Welcome home Marine. God Bless you.

Damn, what a story!!! Man oh man what these guys went through!!!

Welcome home Mike…and thank you for your service..I was in nam 68/69 25th infantry division….

Thank you Mike for your story as I could relate to a lot of it. I was in Nam in 1966 to 1967 with E CO 2/5 and M CO 3/1 and again with C CO 1/27 in 1968 during Tet until the end of July. Welcome home brother and Semper Fi.

Thank you for your service Marine. God bless

I'm a little confused; he said when he came into Vietnam in 1966 it was full draft, but the first Vietnam draft lottery wasn't until Dec. 1st. 1969?

Semper Fi brother. Welcome home

Welcome home, Marine. My youngest son is a Marine and I love you all. Semper Fi.

I couldn't imagine living like that for six months. Lose your footing and slide down to the NVA.I was a Marine ten years after- not much to compare with being in Nam, though I am sure all my DIs were. I've heard of the fighting on hill 881-Great memoir. 👍

Welcome home Marine! I was there 1969 9th Eng. Battalion Chu Lai I can relate. I felt very much the same coming home. God had a different plan for our lives. Those that did not make it are the real hero's as they gave their last measure of life so that we could live. We will see them again one day when we come upon heavens scenes as the streets will be guarded by United States Marines. Semper fi MacClain

This was a excellent story about a proud American that served his country well.

I heard this great story from Lance Corporal Mike McClain years before and I might have even been there if it was not for the draft lottery which I received # 363 in.

Semper Fi Mike

New Jersey Lebanon 1983

Semper Fi DevilDog!

Thank you for sharing your story Michael. God bless you and other patriots .

Thank you for your service and for sharing your story.

Thank you sir! Glad you made it back!

Semper Fi

Glad you made it home Mike! You brought back many memories!

I cast this to my TV. Welcome home, Marine. Semper Fi. I slept on a ship with clean sheets every night and rode to combat on a helo as a gunner. My feet only touched the ground 3 or 4 times in 3 months. When we rearmed and refueled I usually sat in our helo and told them how many cans of ammo I needed. I got a hot breakfast every morning aboard ship. Thank you, US Navy. I was an electronics (Comm/Nav) technician flying as a door gunner.

Hey Marine, we call helicopters helos, chopper is an Army term.

Semper Fi. I had a horse fly biting my ear lobe at P.I.; never saw a sand flea.

Semper Fi my Marine Brother! Thank you for your story and your service. Your sacrifice and dedication are deeply respected. I served in the Corps during the Vietnam Era and P.I. was my Recruit training. I'm back there again as you describe your story. :-) I got a hot cigarette pushed into the palm of my hand at chow line for killing one of those fleas. Thank you for making it back home... SGT Middleton USMC

Mike McClain, you are a true hero!

WOW, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, JARHEAD AND WELCOME HOME". I did Parris Island in June, 1975. You were only 9 years ahead of me. As I listen to your story, I can see that I would have gone through that very thing, too, if Viet Nam had continued. I can't thank you enough for your service. I, too, am Proud that I am a Marine. My PROBLEM is that, right after boot camp at Parris Island, I got stationed at Camp Lejeune and lived on base at Hadnot Point (MainSide). I was there from Aug, 75, to Apr, 77, right before getting sent to Camp Foster, Okinawa. Well, on June 10, 2020, I got Fournier's Gangrene, and almost died, because of this water contamination at Lejeune. Got stuck in the VA Hospital in Oak Cliff (Dallas), for 6 wks. They were telling my sister that they did not think I was going to make it, but I did. So here it is, Jan, 22, 2023, I still have a Colostomy bag attached to my side, and waiting on the Dept Of The Navy to complete their investigations on each case. There are 1000's of Marines who are sick because of this Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune. Most of them have different forms of Cancer, some have already died. My attorney says that Camp Lejeune and the govt knew about this Water Contamination, and DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. This is what makes me angry. Here we served our time in the Marines, and they are treating OUR SERVICEMEN LIKE THIS. AGAIN, JARHEAD, I want to thank you for everything that you did while in the Marine Corps. Your story could have been mine. OORAH and SEMPER FI. THANK YOU

RVN US Army 68/69. Welcome home brother.

Welcome Home Lance Corporal McClain!! I too was in the Marine Corps and landed at Chu Lai, Vietnem in the Spring of 1965. I was there in '65 - '66, and sometimes I can be there again in a blink, as the memories come back without warning. Your vivid recollections were so accurate about the conditions that we somehow tolerated, but will never forget. The Veterans Administration declared me 100% disabled due to Agent Orange exposure, and I have gone through Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease, as well as having a Cardiac Pacemaker that literally beats every beat of my heart. That being said, I am one of the lucky ones because so many of my friends have died from the horrible affects of Agent Orange. As you said, "Once a Marine always a Marine". My discharge date was coming up while I was "in-country" and I received orders that stated "You are hereby extended - Involuntary Extension Convenience of the Government, term of extension to be determined." We were short of people and that solved the problem until a replacement showed up. The people I served with in my 4 years, 3 months, and 5 days of active duty were the BEST people I have known in my life. I was Blessed to know them, and I have never forgotten them... Semper Fidelis ~ Semper Paratus, Corporal Rod "Scotty" Macleod - USMC '62 - '66.......We will all die as Marines.

Semper Fi, Brother. USMC "71-"76

S/F Devil Dog! USMC 1974-78

Thank you Mike McClain !!!!!!!

Thank you sir,for your service!!!🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

Welcome home Marine! Semper Fi - Rick Lindsey B 1/11, Echo and Golf 2/1 1966-67

Well Done, Lance. In 1970, a Corporal decided that I would remain on Okinawa, as a welder for Third Tanks. Semper Fi, and thanks for sharing your story. USMC 1969-1973

That C-130 in the photo @Khe Sanh was a C-123

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Thank u all for your service life fighting then fighting nitemares now. The people that didnt make it hme or the people that made it hme but couldnt cooe with life or memories.heros men women donut dollys and service dogs 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Wasted ives by the government or from pen pushers behind desks

Heros of vietnam. 🎖🎖 shame on anyone that mistreated abused or dissed them .👎

This guy is just one of the 2.7 million Americans who had no right or legitimate reason to be in Vietnam. He didn't either have the brains and/or the guts to avoid the war and stand up to the Government when it was wrong. A typical American being where they didn't belong. He was a chump and a pawn of his Government and the US military/industrial complex. It's guys like him that enabled a 10 year war that took 58000 American lives and was a total waste for America. He's not a hero or someone's victim. He's a survivor of an American tragedy that he participated in. That's the "Memoir"

Sgt Crabtree had the famous, "frog voice"....... hated him

I was Plt 235 directly across from the mess hall

Mike, we must have just missed one another in boot camp. I noticed that on your platoon book one of your drill instructors was MY former jr DI, Sgt Crabtree. I left March 3, 1967. Our service numbers are very close as well. Hope all is well

All these Vietnam videos are basically BS. These veterans willingly chose to go to an unwinnable, illegal war. If they say otherwise they are promoting a falsehood. A lot of these people push the image that they could or did win the war, but the "politicians" and the "people back home" lost it. Vietnam was a national American disgrace, tragedy and defeat...and they share in the responsibility of it. The politicians and American people saw that the war was not being won, or was unwinnable. The US never really had the "hearts and minds" of the South Vietnamese people...who they supposedly were fighting for. They don't talk much about the war crimes they committed against the Vietnamese....OR even against their own personnel. Lastly, whether these guys won or lost...the Vietnam war had absolutely NO effect on American freedom, security, safety or way of life. They did NOT sacrifice anything for my...or your freedom. These veterans present themselves as victims and wrongly treated. They are big boys and went to a country to kill or be killed. They shared in the failure. Now they want to be recognized for their "sacrifice" through videos, Honor Flights, endless trips to the Wall in DC or to Vietnam itself. They never grew up and really moved on. They have made themselves an embarrassment to themselves and my generation.

I salut you Brother and Welcome Home...70 yo Navy Veteran

As an American, an US Army widow, a daughter of a US Navy sailor serving during WWII, and a human, I cannot thank you enough for your service. I am humbled by your story and your service. God Bless you and Thank YOU for your service.

I was a demo specialist 559 combat engineer. I loved det cord explodes 100k/ persec.

Your story sounds a lot like mine after enlisting into the USARMY,10-14-68/10-14-70. Fort Dix NJ arriving at 0200:hrs. The DIs were scary as hell. WETSU THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE WELCOME HOME MARINE

I have had the pleasure to call this good man my friend for 40 years. I can count on Michael, always a friend, always a patriot. Thanks for your service Michael and Welcome Home.