John was born in Puerto La Cruz, the son of Rosario Boulton of Caracas Venezuela and Geovanni Croce of Columbia Maryland. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on August 26, 1968 in Coral Gables Florida. John arrived in Vietnam on July 5, 1969 where he was assigned to and served with CAP 3-1-3, CACO 3-1, 3d Combined Action Group, III MAF.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
John was born in Puerto La Cruz, the son of Rosario Boulton of Caracas Venezuela and Geovanni Croce of Columbia Maryland. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on August 26, 1968 in Coral Gables Florida. John arrived in Vietnam on July 5, 1969 where he was assigned to and served with CAP 3-1-3, CACO 3-1, 3d Combined Action Group, III MAF.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
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