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Saturday, 26 July 2008 21:42 |
 The USS Cleveland made Port here in Brisbane , Australia a couple of months ago,
and we decided to have a look while it was in town. we got a private
tour.(.there were no tours for the public) but because Iam a dual Citizen..
American having lived in Australia going on 20 years,I carried my US passport,
and Military ID, the Officer of the Deck allowed us special entry. I wore my
7th Marine tee shirt..while on board and met a couple members of Marine
Special Operations Battalion, Bravo Company, Team 5, and invited them to Dinner
while in Australia. the last night before the ship left the Port they hired a
Van and 7 members of the team drove to my place for a good ole Aussie
Barbi...it was well and truly one of the most memorable experiences that I never
forget...all the guys were so polite, and interesting to talk to ..we sat around
all night and talked about our time in the Corps...to my surprise,.....
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On 24 October 1942, the 1st Marine Division was occupying a defensive position around Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. The 1st Battalion 7th Marines, commanded by LtCol Lewis B “Chesty” Puller helped form this line.
