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REUNIONS
These Good Men
I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted their best, men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped raw, right down to their humanity.

I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the U.S. Marine Corps. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another.

I cannot say where we are headed. Ours are not perfect friendships; those are the province of legend and myth. A few of my comrades drift far from me now, sending back only occasional word. I know that one day even these could fall to silence. Some of the men will stay close, a couple, perhaps, always at hand.

As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades.....such good men.

from "These Good Men" by Michael Norman


POPASMOKE REUNIONS
Upcoming Reunions
Reunion 2010
Reno, Nevada, 7-11 July 2010
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    Past Reunions
    Reunion 2008
    Washington D.C., August 14-17, 2008
    Reunion 2008 Photos

    Reunion 2006
    Ft. Worth, TX, August 10-13, 2006
    Reunion 2006 Photos

    Reunion 2004
    Reno, NV, July 8-11 2004
    Reunion 2004 Photos

    Reunion 2002
    Pensacola Beach, FL, October 3-6, 2002
    Reunion 2002 Photos

    Reunion 2000
    San Diego, CA, August 24-27, 2000
    Reunion 2000 Photos

    Reunion 1998
    Pensacola Beach, FL, Sept. 17-20, 1998
    Reunion 1998 Photos

    Reunion 1996
    Las Vegas, NV
    A few pics..

    Reunion 1994
    Pensacola Beach, FL
    A Few Good Men...


    UPCOMING SQUADRON REUNIONS
    HMM-363
    All 363 personnel please join us:
    August 2011 MCB Quantico (Fredericksburg, VA)
    August 2013 Memphis, TN.
    go to http://www.hmm-363.us
    contact: hmm363.luckyredlions@gmail.com

    Brook


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