Articles (conclusion)
Lance Corporal Jim Anton's Stories. Here are links to stories written by the late Jim Anton as lovingly preserved by his daughter Kelly.
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Water. The new guy makes a water run.
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Grenade. A grenade thrown into darkness encounters a tree limb.
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The late Lance Corporal Jim Anton was severely wounded on LZ Margo. Photo courtesy of Kelly Dilley-Anton.
Command Chronologies. You may view and download the combat history of BLT 2/26 during its time in the DMZ in single-page pdf format below.
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Although the reproduction quality is faint in places, these are incredibly rich sources of information about the battalion's operations at the individual grid coordinate and "beans, bullets, bandaids" level.
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Battalion Landing Team 2/26: September 1968
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2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, "The Nomads" of the 5th Marine Division, were the nucleus of Battalion Landing Team 2/26. We added a new chapter to the unit's storied history that stretches back to World War II. Patch courtesy of Sgt Grit.
