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A large company of US soldiers sitting on a hill, posing for a photo.

This video was captured by the Twin Cities PBS Minnesota Remembers Vietnam team in Bloomington, MN at a national 1st Battalion, 1st Marines reunion in August 2017.
To learn more about upcoming 1/1 reunions, visit www.alpha1stbn1stmarines.org.

Everyone was a potential enemy. It's not that you maltreat the civilians, but you're wary.

As part of a newly resurrected Marine Corps scout sniper program, Tim Dunn ran into some trouble with one lieutenant above his rank. An episode of dissent led to a fateful reassignment to the 1st Marines.

Biographical Details

Primary Location During Vietnam: Vietnam Vietnam location marker

Story Subject: Military Service

Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Unit: 1st Marines

Specialty: Scout Sniper

Story Themes: 1967, 1st Marines Reunion, Bloomington, Charlie Company, Coming Home, Dissent, Infantry, Marines, Reunion, Scout Sniper, Tim Dunn

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