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Alpha Company
1st Battalion Plt 1028 SDI SSgt Athey ![]() Heavy Sgt Long ![]() Sgt Lester ![]() Sgt Kicker ![]() |
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What's a "Heavy Sgt"?
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Saepe Expertus, Semper Fidelis, Fratres Aeterni, Per Mare, Per Terram Jack LaBrecque Stratford, CT |
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MCRD San Diego Plt. 3089
SSgt. Lyons SSgt. Cohee SSgt. Garrison Sgt. Rocha |
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Plt 262 PI 1964
SDI: SSgt Ferrari, Sgt Jarrell, Cpl Hoffman, Cpl Corbet.
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Saepe Expertus, Semper Fidelis, Fratres Aeterni, Per Mare, Per Terram Jack LaBrecque Stratford, CT |
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SSgt. Lawrence
![]() SSgt. Witherspoon ![]() Sgt. Matheny ![]() Plt. 1123 MCRD San Diego August 1970 Co. "B" " Semper Fi " Last edited by KA-BAR70; 02-15-2012 at 01:29 PM. |
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Ka-bar70
We've taken the liberty in creating your platoon in our boot camp database, if you want we can also post your contact information (email address), just say the word and we'll make it happen.
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Semper Fi Cpl Miller 1964 - 1970 USMC gmiller@yellowfootprints.com www.militarycommcenter.com |
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Heavy - Rockers
In my days a "Heavy" was a staff sgt or above. A "Rocker" is the stripe underneath the top 3 stripes. Heavy also was referred to as anyone who re-upped (renlisted) usually a staff sgt or above and were called "Heavies" much as the term "Lifer".
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Must have been something that came about after I got out! I never heard the term while I was in and didn't hear it from any Marines after I got out in 1962.
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Saepe Expertus, Semper Fidelis, Fratres Aeterni, Per Mare, Per Terram Jack LaBrecque Stratford, CT |
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Could it be,
the phrase was used during the 40's, or early 50's?
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Semper Fi Cpl Miller 1964 - 1970 USMC gmiller@yellowfootprints.com www.militarycommcenter.com |
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riceke is from your era in the Corps! I talked to some WWII Vets I know and they never heard the term either.
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Saepe Expertus, Semper Fidelis, Fratres Aeterni, Per Mare, Per Terram Jack LaBrecque Stratford, CT |
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Until now,
I had never heard of the phrase either, but it sounds about right as a HEAVY Sgt being a SSgt.
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Semper Fi Cpl Miller 1964 - 1970 USMC gmiller@yellowfootprints.com www.militarycommcenter.com |
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My D.I., Sgt. Thompson
I met him again in Vietnam in 3rd Tank Battalion. We were both 2531's (Radio Operator's). For a year I called him "Sir" whenever I heard him on the same frequency. I could not break the boot camp habit. All others thought this was numerous
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Typo above: Meant "humorous". Not "numerous".
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Quote:
We were an all Alabama platoon, 347, formed in June, 1960. Wish I could get in touch with either or all of them. |
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MCRD San Diego, Platoon 2054, 1973
SSgt Lewis
SSgt Turner SSgt Halliday |
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Jack we both know that during our active duty time if you weighted 300 pounds you would not be a Marine. I served from 1956 to 1976. I never heard the term heavy when it came to a SSgt.
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Sorry But when I was in Japan we had a sgt. who was over weight but he still passed PFT and know one knew how he could but he did.. and as for my comment about weighting 300 pounds it was meant as a joke someone ask about a Heavy Sgt. and Made a joke about 300 pounds ...
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