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John Bates | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment - Marines

4:45   |   Looking back, John Bates recalls the leaders who inspired him and the hard lesson learned from the war in Vietnam. Basically, don't send us somewhere and then tie our hands.

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    The Marines sent him home after he received three Purple Hearts in Vietnam. John Bates then served a few months at Camp Horno before they sent him home. He was not done with the Corps, though, and would return as an officer.

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