Gore ra1967 raive gore rezvakaitika mukugadzira. MuVietnam, maSouth neSouth Vietnam mauto akatora mauto eVin Cong kuMeong Kong Delta, apo vamiriri veVietnam vehondo veVietnam vakaparadza Washington, DC uye Thurgood Marshall vakapika mhaka yekutanga yevatongi veDare reDare Repamusorosoro reUnited States.
Kwete kuti irege kusiyiwa kunze, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow (California) yakagadzira nhoroondo yeyoyo pachayo nekugadzira Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard , iyo inoramba iine muchengeti wemiori chete mu Marine Corps nhasi.
A Marine nezita raLt. Col. Robert Lindsley, US Marine Corps vakasiya basa , vakadzoka vachibva kuVietnam muna 1966 uye vakagadzwa semukuru wepamusoro mutariri weCentral Stables Committee. Yaiva panguva iyoyo iyo yakacherechedza izvo vana vevabereki vehondo vakaita nekuda kwekunakidza.
"Vamwe vevana vakavimbika, mwanakomana wangu vaisanganisira, vaizotora mabhiza kubva pamatombo, vaiva nevanenge makumi maviri panguva iyoyo, uye vaizofambisa mumapurisa apo vaive navo muguta," akadaro Lindsley.
"Sezvo ndave ndichiziva neGomo Rakavara Rakadzi paCamp Pendleton, ndakasarudza pane vana vaifamba mumapurisa, taizova nemuchengetedza."
Zvisikwa zveMLLB Barstow Pakave neMuvaravara Wechiratidzo zvaive zvakanaka chaizvo kufamba zvakanaka kubva ipapo.
"Ini ndakave ndiri mukuru mukuru wekhotenant colonel pachigadziko uye zvinoshamisika kuti chii chaunogona kuita, kunyanya kana iwe uchichikanda," akadaro. "Ndakanga ndisati ndadzoka kuVietnam kwenguva refu uye ndaiwanzoshanda zvinhu."
Kuwana varindi vemavara vakatanga, Lindsley aiva nekambani neCol. Fred Quinn, mukuru wevashandi panguva iyoyo, pa6: 30 mangwanani oga oga kuenda kukwira. Pakati penguva iyo, Lindsley aizoudza korori zvaaida kuita. Kubva ipapo, zvirongwa zvakaitwa.
Ne $ 600 mahwindo akawanikwa kubva kuQuinn, Lindsley akaenda kuGeorge George, Utah, kwaakanga ambotenga mabhiza, achitsvaga mabhiza akakodzera Marine Corps 'zvaidiwa.
"Kutaura zvazviri, musarudzo isingaiti mutungamiri wezvigaro uye ini ndakakwira kuSan Joaquin Valley, Calif. Ndakatarisa kuwana mabhiza madema asi ndisingakwanisi kuwana," akadaro Lindsley. "Kuti uwane dema rechokwadi yakaoma kwazvo, unogona kuwana bhiza rakaipa rakaita sechitsvuku, asi kuwana mazvu echokwadi uye akafanana nemabhiza zvakaoma zvikuru.
"Saka takatora motokari yehurumende kuSt. George, Utah, uko (takatenga) dzimwe palomino mabhiza, vana vavo vatakadzosa.Vhiza rechishanu ratakatenga pano."
Sezvo zvakakwanira mabhiza eMarine Corps, vakanzi mazita emamwe mauto akakurumbira munhoroondo yeCorps. Vaiva Montezuma, Tripoli, Soissons, Surabachi uye Iwo Jima. Mune imwe neimwe yehondo idzi, Marines akatarisana nemuvengi anotyisa asi akapedza kukundwa. Kusiyana neMu Mustangs wevarindi vemavara nhasi, kubereka kwemahara ekutanga hakuzivikanwe.
Zvose izvi zvakaitika muna 1967. Apo mabhiza akatengwa, vaifanira kushanda pamwe nekudzidziswa kubata nezvipingamupinyi zvakasiyana-siyana zvavanogona kupinda mukati pemauto.
"Takashanda navo, vakadzidziswa navo uye nezvimwe zvakadaro, tichitengesa mapani emataini, tichikanda moto uye zvinhu zvose izvi zvaunoita."
Zvadaro, vaifanira kutora basa rekutenga gear yemabhiza.
Rubatsiro rwakabva kune murume anonzi Art Manning.
Manning akapa varindi vemavara nemabheji matsvuku ezvisikwa kubva kumitambo yemavhidhiyo yaaishanda pamwe chete somutasvi womutasvi, iyo yegoridhe yakagadzirwa yakawedzerwa kumativi ose. Lindsley akawana zvigaro zveM McClellan zve $ 75 mumwe nomumwe.
Nenzira imwecheteyo, Lindsley aida kuisa mavara eMarine Corps muvaraidza.
"Nekuve nehutsvuku neyegoridhe unoitei?" Zvakanaka, iwe unotora bhiza regoridhe rine tsvuku tsvuku uye ndicho chikonzero iwe une ma palominos. "Golden palominos ine tsvuku tsvuku uye Marines mujasi blues inoita boka rakanaka."
Chimwe chimwe chekuwedzera pane kuva ne palominos zviri nyore zvikuru kuwana mimwe yakafanana palominos kupfuura kuti iwane yakafanana nemabhiza madema.
Chirwere chekutanga chivara chevarindi chakaenda ku Ridgecrest, Calif., Muna 1967. Kubva ipapo, varindi vemavara vakapinda mavambo vakaenda kumapuranga muguta, muCalico parade uye Jermo pavakange vane mardeos.
Sezvo shoko remushure mutsva rakagadzirwa rakachengetedzwa, masvingo akawana mema kuti atasve mumapurisa anokosha. Nekuwedzera kwechido, kwakawedzera kufamba sezvo nzvimbo yakagadzirwa nemuchengeteredzwa wemuvara, yakakura kubva pakuisa kumapuranga emunharaunda kuti iparadze chero kupi zvako pakati peSan Diego neOhime. Nemhaka yekuzivikanwa kwevarindi vemavara, nhamba yevatasvi vakawedzerawo mukukura.
"Pane imwe nguva taive nevatasviki vanenge 18," akadaro, "takava neNavy Corpsman, mukadzikadzi weMarine, vanenge vane mapurisa mana uye vamwe vose vakanyorerwa."
Kusiyana nevakawanda vanonyora-ups pamusoro pevarindi vemavara, hazvina kuumbwa neboka revarindi, vanoti Lindsley, panzvimbo yazvo yakatangwa nevaya vatasvi vekutanga. Mutemo unonyanya kukosha wevarindi vemavara, mumazuva ayo okuvamba uye kunyange nhasi, kana munhu akabatana neaisakwanisa kutasva, vaizodzidziswa maitiro.
"Takanga tine sergeant uyo aida kungobatana nemuchengetedzi wemuvara uye aizoenda kundobatsira kuchenesa bhiza nekupenda mahove kuti aende nesu chete," akadaro. "Ini ndakati hapana nzira, iwe uri wechirindi iwe uchadzidza kutasva."
Rakange harina, uye hachiri nhasi, pane chero runyararo pamusoro pekuti kana Marine angave ari muvaravara.
"Ndakataurira munhu wese paunopinda, handina hanya kana iwe uri wega yega yekirasi, nzvimbo haina chokuita nazvo," akadaro Lindsley, "Chimwe chinhu chakasarudzwa chaiva nechokuita nemuchengetedza waiva murume mukuru aizotungamira varindi vemavara uye atakura mavara. "
Iyi ndiyo tsika yakagadzira varindi vemavara, akadaro. Yakanga isiri mapurisa chete asi Marines emapoka ose.
Nhasi, mutambo wakagadzirirwa varindi ve MCLB Barstow inoramba iine yega yerudzi rwayo mu Marine Corps.
"Ndingafungei pamusoro pevarindi vemazuva ano?" akati Lindsley. "Ndinofunga kuti ndiyo yakanakisisa yekupedzisira yakagadzirwa muUnited States Marine Corps. Kana vakambosarudza kuifambisa, ndinenge ndavhiringidzika nokuti yakagadzirwa pano muBarow uye inofanira kugara pano muBarowow.
"Ndinoziva miedzo nematambudziko ayo varindi vemavara avo vakapfuura.Taiwanzofanira kutora mari yakauya kubva kuMasangano Ekutenga kutenga uswa hwemabhiza.Varume vacho vose vaizvipira uye havana kubhadhara chero chinhu uye vakazvipira ivo pachavo. "Ini handisi kupa chinhu kunze kwehuti yangu kune nhengo dzepakutanga uye kubvira ipapo, sezvo ndave ndichiziva murindi wemuvara, handina kupa chinhu kunze kwezvipi zviviri kune vose vanoshanda ikoko iye zvino."