Before the Marines could deploy a shell exploded in their command center killing or wounding all the officers gathered there- all except Lee Roy. So, it came upon him to lead the 2nd Platoon in ...
Thompson said he was told the Marines would call him in a couple weeks ... What happened next, Thompson recalled, decimated his platoon as multiple casualties began to pile up as the enemy ...
“Our caisson platoon should be the most elite organization ... D.C. She previously covered the Navy and Marine Corps at Inside Washington Publishers. She also was a government reporter at ...