This newsletter is supported entirely from donations and from the net proceeds from our 3/3 Coin sales. It is mailed out 3 times per year to currently nearly 1,700 of our 3/3 alumni who do not have Internet access. There is no compensation for printer costs or computers, etc. All funds are only used for basic costs of paper, inks, envelopes and postage. No one is compensated one dime for his efforts. The 3/3 RVN Ass’n nor ThirdMarines.net have any dues (we all paid those long ago!).
3/3 RVN Ass'n Reunions are supported independently.
There are numerous other sites by our alumni, which can be found in the Links pages of ThirdMarines.net … as well as links to most USMC Nam units, and other sites of interest
If you have online access, and email, please let us know so that we can control our mailing list and keep a handle on costs. The online version is virtually identical to the printed version, and issues will be archived and available online as is feasible.
I hope you enjoy our efforts, and please contact us for info on old comrades that you may wish to get in touch with. We are locating more every day, and would love to be able to send out a roster to everyone… however, there are more than 4,315 in contact at this writing (09/27/2005), and the list grows daily. Too big to print, and it updates daily.
Also, we may be able to provide documentation to assist with VA Claims, or get un-awarded PH’s. We have documented over 3,300 individual Purple Hearts, 659 who were KIA with 3/3 (or subsequent units), and 700 who are known deceased since Nam. That last group is growing all too quickly. We have Final Muster pages posted, and they are updated as info is received.
Welcome Home!
See ya’ in Colorado Springs in July 2006 !
