Sam Messar, Seabee Khe Sanh 67-68

I submit this photo out of the deepest respect for my Brother Marines that endured Khe Sanh full time. Flying in and out with HMM-363 as a L/Cpl Crew chief I could not understand how they hung in for so long with so little. I often tell friends that Khe Sanh was my turning point. After observing the Marines at Khe Sanh and the surrounding hills, I knew I was a LIFER, I understood what the title MARINE was really all about. This is a photo of my friend Sam Messar ,Seabee, Sam was there from the early start in 67 until he was badly wounded in 68. Sam was not a Marine, but like our Navy Corpsman, to we few that were there he is OUR BROTHER. Sam is a Life Member of the Khe Sanh Veterans Association , an organization I am proud to be a member of.