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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
I'm not sure...I'll have to check...but I don't think the Turks had Marines at the time. (And there's a big difference between Marines and Naval Infantry, training-level-wise.)
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According to wikipedia (I know, but not much is out there on the Turkish military!) their first marine battalion was formed in 1966 and by the late 70s had a regimental headquarters and three battalions. I took the liberty of upgrading it to a brigade, which I don't think is unreasonable given the overall trend of modernization of NATO forces in the Med.
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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