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Our Wounded and Dead Were Still There
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.
Very few people knew except maybe my immediate family. It changed my life, no question.
Jim Kirlin recalls the leadership of his captain, Marshall Carter, during a difficult, 6-hour battle. As with nearly all Vietnam veterans, coming home was difficult, but Jim notes that along with the bad there was good. His experience in the war continues to shape him.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Haddonfield, NJ
Primary Location During Vietnam: Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Story Themes: 1966, 1967, 1st Marines, 1st Marines Reunion, Coming Home, Haddonfield, Jim Kirlin, Marshall Carter, Naval Cross, New Jersey, Reunion, Watch
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