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Marines Staging Battalion Prepares 6,000 Monthly for Vietnam
At Camp Pendleton the Marine Corps Staging Battalion trains about 6,000 men each month for duty in Vietnam. Young recruits, many not yet old enough to vote, volunteer or are replacements for others killed or wounded. Maj. W. M. Tatum oversees extensive processing and 23 days of demanding preparation, including physical conditioning and Civil affairs briefings.
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Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps Staging Battalion
West Coast
Marine Base
Vietnam
John Sasser
Ft. Worth
Tex
Ett
Maine Corps
Swife
Doris
Mreally
Snid Lopl
Montolia “GoPelham
Norfolk
Ma Sree
Hebdas
Tatum
Marine Corps
Lewis W. Walt