SSgt Hernandez

Mr. Krueger,
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Thank you and once again, welcome aboard Recruit.
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SSgt Richter
Recruiting Office Detachment Personnel

Operation Token Foil, "Destroy Drug Shipment"
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Op Token Foil.  Base Assault.
Thanks to Sgt Hernandez, SSgt Stone, and Captain Childs for their videos.
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Operation Token Foil.  ISR Patrol to two locations for intel for possible future operations.
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Today is the fourteenth anniversary of MARSOC.
Semper Fi.

It's been awhile since a posted a real story from US Marine history, so I thought it was about time.  I don't have a clue how many people read these, but for the few who are readers, here is another story few if any of you have ever heard.
US MARINES AT NORMANDY INVASION
As the pioneers and masters of amphibious invasions, the question arises, why weren't US Marines at the Normandy invasion.  The obvious answer is that the US Marines were already heavily committed in the Pacific theater, but you might be surprised to learn the following.
US Marines trained and provided guidance to the US Army in Europe during WWII.  Not only did they train Army units before the North Africa invasion, a small force of US Marines actually landed and fought for a short time in North Africa.  US Marines trained and provided guidance to US Army units for the Sicily and Italian, and Normandy landings.  US Marines were on Eisenhower's staff until after the Normandy invasion.  Prior to the invasion of Normandy in June 1944, US Marines were assigned to the OSS (predecessor of CIA) and inserted into France.  They conducted sabotage and resistance operations, assisted French resistance fighters and helped pave the way for US and British Airborne pathfinders who were the first of the airborne infantry to land in Normandy.
US Marine observers were attached to Army landing forces and in some cases US Marine riflemen were placed in the superstructures of US Navy warships where they shot at floating anti-ship mines.
When Army Rangers assigned to take Point du Hoc began to take heavy casualties, there was brief consideration to sending in the 84 man detachment of Leathernecks from the battleship, USS Texas.  The Marines began making last minute preparations.  They geared up, sharpened Ka-bars, cleaned rifles, issued grenades and ammo, and ate the traditional pre-landing breakfast. 
"At the last minute, word was passed down through the Army chain of command that no Marines would be allowed to go ashore, not even riding shotgun on landing craft ferrying Army troops or supplies. Rumors quickly spread that the Army leadership feared a repeat of the media gaffes in 1918. They did not want to see headlines that read, Marines save Rangers at Normandy. Consequently, the Marines were ordered to “stand down.”"  (from article, "Rivalry at Normandy", National Review, June 2004)
 
Did you know that a small unit of Marines fought the Germans in France in WWII?  I'll tell that story another time!

Application
View Application Status Nicholas Hernandez

Submitted 06/22/2019 11:39 AM Name Nicholas Hernandez Email silverpig@optonline.net Timezone America/New_York Country United States Additional Application Fields
ArmA III Player ID 76561198061730167 Age 25 Have you served in a realism unit? Yes If so detail which unit, time in service, rank, billet 15th MEU Realism Unit, Roughly AUG15-21AUG18, Cpl, MOS 0351 Desired Duty Assignment 0372 Critical Skills Operator (CSO) Why are you applying to join 4th MRB? I want to be apart of a smaller realism unit How did you find out about the 4th MRB? Partly from memory and a google search Confirm you understand the 4th MRB is an immersion-orientated, role-playing realism unit? Yes