Joe Williams
@a19marvet.bsky.social
- Vietnam '67: ‘A' Co, 1st Bn, 9th Rg (aka “The Walking Dead”),
3rd Mar Div, FMF Pacific
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Buffalo_(1967)
- ACHS 1966 #75
- Wash, DC
3rd Mar Div, FMF Pacific
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Buffalo_(1967)
- ACHS 1966 #75
- Wash, DC
always let the doll take the fall
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
always let the doll take the fall
My friend Sonny & I attended in ‘82. Sonny was 0331 - M60 machine guns, with 1/7. I guess he found some helpers to clean his weapon, one with a distinct attitude. He did 30 years with post office & PTSD. Toward the end his supervisor was Vietnamese immigrant which led to some resentment.
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My friend Sonny & I attended in ‘82. Sonny was 0331 - M60 machine guns, with 1/7. I guess he found some helpers to clean his weapon, one with a distinct attitude. He did 30 years with post office & PTSD. Toward the end his supervisor was Vietnamese immigrant which led to some resentment.
Thinking of David Garrett. We went through basic together at PI, Camy Lejeune and Pendleton with orders to VN In 1967. On our way to CA David loved to say he got me a role in the new Tarzan movie, the punchline being, “they’re looking to replace Cheeta.” Only your friends made jokes like that. RIP
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thinking of David Garrett. We went through basic together at PI, Camy Lejeune and Pendleton with orders to VN In 1967. On our way to CA David loved to say he got me a role in the new Tarzan movie, the punchline being, “they’re looking to replace Cheeta.” Only your friends made jokes like that. RIP
They are laser focused on perfection and it must be eating into profits by now
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
They are laser focused on perfection and it must be eating into profits by now
My old, mall walking buddy and Korean War vet’s favorite phrase was, “it’s all bullshit” which applied to almost anything we ever talked about. He had a way of saying it that always amused In his southern-gentlemanly accent. He was proud to achieve rank no higher than PFC after his 2 yr stint.
October 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My old, mall walking buddy and Korean War vet’s favorite phrase was, “it’s all bullshit” which applied to almost anything we ever talked about. He had a way of saying it that always amused In his southern-gentlemanly accent. He was proud to achieve rank no higher than PFC after his 2 yr stint.
My weekly newsletter from VA blaming Ds
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My weekly newsletter from VA blaming Ds
He’s a green beauty, for sure. These poison dart frogs come in many more colors. A small sampling:
August 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
He’s a green beauty, for sure. These poison dart frogs come in many more colors. A small sampling:
I’ve been down a dozen rabbit holes already & it’s not even 10am…
If you ever run out of smiling pollywoggy frogs, horned lizards (a reptile) are worth a look. They are very cool, fearsome looking critters, IMO.
(Mascot of Texas Christian University where they are “horned frogs”)
If you ever run out of smiling pollywoggy frogs, horned lizards (a reptile) are worth a look. They are very cool, fearsome looking critters, IMO.
(Mascot of Texas Christian University where they are “horned frogs”)
August 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I’ve been down a dozen rabbit holes already & it’s not even 10am…
If you ever run out of smiling pollywoggy frogs, horned lizards (a reptile) are worth a look. They are very cool, fearsome looking critters, IMO.
(Mascot of Texas Christian University where they are “horned frogs”)
If you ever run out of smiling pollywoggy frogs, horned lizards (a reptile) are worth a look. They are very cool, fearsome looking critters, IMO.
(Mascot of Texas Christian University where they are “horned frogs”)
Imagine seeing it all from a motorbike. You might not want want a compartmented sleeper car
August 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Imagine seeing it all from a motorbike. You might not want want a compartmented sleeper car
All my time was spent north & beyond Hai Van Pass but, of course, South of the DMZ (Dead Marine Zone). We called it “The Street”, short for Street Without Joy, where I was shot, and of which Bernard Fall titled one his books. Coincidently, Fall was with 1/9 when a land mine took his life. Fall:
August 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
All my time was spent north & beyond Hai Van Pass but, of course, South of the DMZ (Dead Marine Zone). We called it “The Street”, short for Street Without Joy, where I was shot, and of which Bernard Fall titled one his books. Coincidently, Fall was with 1/9 when a land mine took his life. Fall:
Happy landing from your friends in high places
July 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Happy landing from your friends in high places
3/3 Tim Driscoll’s letter to Mom, 4 March 1968
July 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
3/3 Tim Driscoll’s letter to Mom, 4 March 1968
minutes ago:
Rabbit helping with weed control near driveway
2016 Honda Fit
Rabbit helping with weed control near driveway
2016 Honda Fit
July 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
minutes ago:
Rabbit helping with weed control near driveway
2016 Honda Fit
Rabbit helping with weed control near driveway
2016 Honda Fit
Yes, he is generally brownish unlike these dudes who took a rain shower before having their picture taken (see alt text)
July 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Yes, he is generally brownish unlike these dudes who took a rain shower before having their picture taken (see alt text)
Why it’s foolish to trust AI:
July 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Why it’s foolish to trust AI:
Vietnam War, 58 years ago today,
Operation Buffalo, Day 5:
Lt Gatlin Howell (Navy Cross) and 16 others KIA on Con Thien from a single NVA shell
www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Face...
Operation Buffalo, Day 5:
Lt Gatlin Howell (Navy Cross) and 16 others KIA on Con Thien from a single NVA shell
www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Face...
July 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Vietnam War, 58 years ago today,
Operation Buffalo, Day 5:
Lt Gatlin Howell (Navy Cross) and 16 others KIA on Con Thien from a single NVA shell
www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Face...
Operation Buffalo, Day 5:
Lt Gatlin Howell (Navy Cross) and 16 others KIA on Con Thien from a single NVA shell
www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Face...
Father-in-law, Ed. 2 yrs on destroyer escort maintaining fuel & water.
My own dad never left DC as he worked for IBM in customer service to Feds.
Lucky you, June of '45 was near The End.
My own dad never left DC as he worked for IBM in customer service to Feds.
Lucky you, June of '45 was near The End.
July 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Father-in-law, Ed. 2 yrs on destroyer escort maintaining fuel & water.
My own dad never left DC as he worked for IBM in customer service to Feds.
Lucky you, June of '45 was near The End.
My own dad never left DC as he worked for IBM in customer service to Feds.
Lucky you, June of '45 was near The End.
From the short story The War Prayer by Mark Twain
June 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
From the short story The War Prayer by Mark Twain
Would anyone take a shot at explaining why a symbol for “atom” might become a “emblem of belief,” specifically atheism, on grave markers at Arlington cemetery or other veteran’s cemeteries?
March 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Would anyone take a shot at explaining why a symbol for “atom” might become a “emblem of belief,” specifically atheism, on grave markers at Arlington cemetery or other veteran’s cemeteries?
I remember him often.
Me on right
Me on right
February 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I remember him often.
Me on right
Me on right
With 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps Michael Hagee, also, A/1/9 CO - 10 Nov 2003
January 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
With 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps Michael Hagee, also, A/1/9 CO - 10 Nov 2003