re: Why did Eisenhower and Truman have such a Problem with the USMC?

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Oh come on Darth he was just kidding for the most part and you know it.

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Oh, I know. He's an old jar head and I'm an old army DAT (dumb arse tanker). He and I have proudly carried on the rivalry between Marines and Army that's been around as long as there's been such a thing as a US Army and US Marine Corps.

We give each other shite but if anyone else disrespects the other, we take that as fighting words.

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I've worked with some Army units that were pretty hardcore.

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Army

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hardcore

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I was in both,Army first,then The Marine Corps. Don't use blanket judgement.

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Also, Band of Brothers > The Pacific.

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Letters from Iwo Jima = Band of Brothers

It was damn sure a shock at first,There were a couple of others in my series at P.I. who had also been in other branches, I was the only one that made it.
The other 2 always wanted to broadcast that they were prior service, I did my best to stay invisible,until the final stretch.

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I did my best to stay invisible,until the final stretch.

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Good move. My kill hat forgot who I was a few times. I thought that was top five accomplishments in my career, and I did a lot of cool shite.

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Letters from Iwo Jima = Band of Brothers

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Don't start comparing movies. It won't be a contest.

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Also, Band of Brothers > The Pacific.



Remember the guy called "Sledgehammer" from The Pacific? I'm good friends with his son.
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I didn't see The Pacific, but you're talking about Eugene Sledge, right? I hope you got to spend some time with him. As the military history buff you are, that would have been a treat.

I haven't read "With The Old Breed", but it's been on my list. Between Peliliu (sp?) and Okinawa, that guy had to go through some bad shite.

Judging by your terminology,you went through a good bit later than me. We were only numbers at first inside of our platoon I was #24,and it was written on all your T-shirts with a magic marker and we had to wear a silver painted helmet liner,with a piece of Masking tape on it with our number. That was for several weeks,until all the morons finally caught on to drill.

That was so embarrassing for me. When we finally got to just wear our blouses and covers( of course it didn't have any insignia on it) that was a big day for me.