Great video. Thank you for serving our country. GO NAVY. BEAT ARMY.

Just discovered your site. Late a Capt. Army .Late late OS3. I love all of this history. Well done, Master Chief. PS Dad was Navy WW2, Korea. I still have his BJM 1944 and a vintage crackerjack suit. Life, liberty and the pursuit of those who threaten it!

I also have a Piece of Belau Wood... was sent the piece by the superintendent because I visited all 23 cemeteries where the 2,000 + Oklahoma soldiers are buried. its a pretty awesome thing to have and to know that I am one of the few that has a piece of it is really amazing.

I love your videos, Chief. My heart took a quick double beat as you showed the Forrestal class carrier that was there in Iraq. While I can't be 100% positive, I believe that's USS Ranger (CV-61). Unfortunately, the hull number is not legible. I served in Ranger from 1968-'70. Two cruises to WestPac/Vietnam. Over half my time aboard was spent on Yankee Station.

Really enjoy your work here. I love history too and it shouldn't be forgotten.

As I'm originally from Detroit, MI, I am well aware of the (then) Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment. It was a Canadian militia infantry unit headquartered out of the Windsor Armory in Windsor, Ontario. My Michigan Air National Guard unit had close ties with both the EK Scots and the Windsor Regiment (an armored reconnaissance unit). I spent a number of occasions at the Windsor Armory in both the officers and sergeants messes (although I was a sergeant, I could go into the officers mess in civilian clothing). As is typical in any British or Canadian officers mess, there are always lots of memorabilia of the battles they fought in. One of the items I read was the roster of the Essex Scottish prior to and after Dieppe. Sad tale. I served in US Marine units that had suffered serious casualties in battle (VMA-211 at Wake Island being one). Keeping your unit history is crucial. Speaking of which, where did you go to Field Med School at? I was assigned to FMSS at Camp Lejuene when I came back from Vietnam in 1973 (I was the Motor T NCO).

Hey...I remember that block of wood from Old Ironsides!!! We loved having you there. Always found it funny with having you come up in that small-ish car of your with all the uniforms and the 'mannequins' for their display. Then setting it all up on the grass in front the old Marine Corps Barracks. Good memories Brother! Be well, Don

Nice collection of memorabilia. Thanks for sharing. I also have a denarius. Actually three, Julius Caesar, Vespasian, and Trajan. It is awesome to consider who passed these coins to whom, and what they got in return all those years ago.

Was an HM3 aboard the St. Louis ( LKA 116 ) out of Sasebo for the evacuations of personnel when Pinatubo blew.

I have one of the Constellation coins.

Looking at your dog tags made me curious about something. When did they take the notch out of the end? Mine from the 50's had one. I was told that it was to be put in the dead person's mouth, up and down, with the notch between teeth and the jaw kicked shut to lock it in place. Side note: most of the chiefs when I was in were in WWII. They didn't talk about it unless it was to teach you the reason for doing something. Much different navy from yours back then.

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No, it was simply an indexing notch used on WWII and later Graphotype machines. It held the tag in position while being emobssed.

this was awesome!