Vietnam CAP 2-7-10 USMC Combined Action Program

The Combined Action Program (CAP) was established to help villagers in Vietnam remain free from communist aggression. We lived among the villagers in the day and provided security for their villages at night. We had attached personnel like Navy Corpsmen and Scout Dog Teams. This was a very vital program and ensured the safety of the villagers and that of the Marines and Vietnamese Popular Forces (PFs) who also lived in the villages. A CAP was usually comprised of 12 Marines, 1 Corpsman and 25-50 PFs. This is a photo montage to one CAP, Cap 2-7-10.

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Travel & Events

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• Vietnam
• CAP
• Combined
• Action
• Program
• Villagers
• Scout
• Dogs
• Corpsman
• Military
• Working
• Pacification

[actorcop1971]

I had control when I first posted this a few years ago and now, almost every video has a problem with copywrited material. Can't remember if I posted this with the music but the video should be about the Marines and Corpsmen who served in Nam by living and providing support to the villagers. Villagers were allowed to be farmers due to that military presence and no VC. Big difference being with Grunt units that kill everything or living and fighting in the “Villes” with the Cappers. Semper Fi

[actorcop1971]

Music. Cannot upload video music that is registered with YouTube and probably INTERPOL. I have to use what I can and I know it may or may not fit the era. In Vietnam, it seemed to be all MOTOWN, COUNTRY or ROLLING STONES. AFVN must have had an approved format by some General that just wasn't for the average grunt. See the movie "Good Morning, Vietnam." Anyway, I just wanted to get my photos on the tube since we are dying out at an incredible rate. Semper Fi to all that have made it into the 60s.

[WingMan3006]

pics are great! nice collection, really!

but, i am sorry, in my opinion the music doesn't fit here... music from that era would be perfect.

[actorcop1971]

@WingMan3006

I have a bunch of videos with the real music of the 60s and 70s and they are blocked in certain countries or blocked period and I had to substitute the music or lose the video. This had a heartbeat, pucker power, rush but no 60s music. Another one of my Scout Dog Handler best friends died 2 weeks ago and we are dropping a lot faster than the WWII soldiers. Also noticed commercial ads on this video.The reason I changed out the music was to keep the very same ads from appearing.

[ErnstBecker]

I patrolled with either Oscar 1 or 2, later re named Echo 1&2, on an evening Patrol, we bushed up near a foot bridge over a rice paddy. I sat down -- dead center in a pile of water buffalo crap. We awaited Charlie. He didn't show. Damn, I sure smelled !

[actorcop1971]

I have rolled into the human variety. I have laid up in the cemeteries at night and rolled onto red ants...millions of them, while waiting on a night ambush. The VA does not see the correlation between feces and Hepatitis B and C and yet 6 out of 12 of us have contracted both. So, get tested for Agent Orange and Hep. Agent Orange cancer is very prevalent in the Defoliated I Corps areas of Vietnam. Probably every combat Marine has been exposed! 1 out of 6-7 Marines are Infantry or combat arms MOS

[pastorrick316]

I was in CAP 2-7-2 during the time your pictures were taken. Thanks for posting them and hope that you are well and at peace. Seems like we were a minor page in history; unheralded, unsung and unequaled. In those days I was known as Doc - now I go by "Pastor". Semper Fi and God Bless you.

[zenkahuna]

I was in 3rd GAG in '68-'69-'70. Seeing these pictures sure brought me back to the days. CAPS 3-1-1, 3-2-3, 3-2-5, and 3-2-1 Thanks for posting! I think I will get my pictures out and do the same. I much preferred being in CAG to my time with 3/4. Semper Fi

[la200o]

@celt1745 Hi there, Oscar; I was in Pappa, some of my group went to Oscar from the CAC school in Phu Bai; this was somewhat before the s*** hit the fan up there and it was considered a relatively quiet area. Wrong!

[la200o]

Interesting pictures, dump the music. Semper Fi, CAP Pappa 2/4 and Romeo 4, 1967-68.

[jmcooper1]

My brother is in the first two pictures, back row 4th from the left. He died in 2002 from pancreatic cancer, a result from agent orange. He was called Bama by everyone.

[jflegionario]

Very interesting pictures, thanks for sharing

[WingMan3006]

@actorcop1971

Alright, no problem - thanks for your answer! I am sorry to hear that about your friend!

[celt1745]

@ErnstBecker: Hi. I was in CAP Oscar. It was at Khe Sanh before and during the Siege, and was disbanded and never reactivated under that name, or re-named Echo, so it must be another unit you are thinking of. See usmccapscar on Google sites for further info.