HISTORY

OF

MARINE CORPS CAP UNITS

HISTORY OF THE CAP UNITS ON THE INTERNET

"CAP Historical Data and Military Basis"  By Tim Duffie, Complete recap of the Program found at the CAP Marine website with links to other authors.  A MUST READ:  http://capmarine.com/cap/data.htm

The story of the Echo 4 Reactionary Force and the death of Captain Joselane is at this website written by Mike 'Tiny' Readinger: 

http://capmarine.com/cap/echo/echo4/readingr/echo4.htm

"Civic Action:  The Marine Corps Experience in Vietnam, I & II, By Peter Brush,

         Part II:

http://lists.village.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Texts/Scholarly/Brush_CAP_02.html

"CAP's Formative Years" an article written by Lt. Col. William R. Corson with additional quotes from his book, "The Betrayal" and comments about the CAP Veterans Association.

http://capmarine.com/cap/commpost/colcorson/colcors1.htm

"2nd CAG Command Chronology," edited and submitted to the CAP Marine website by Gary Fish.  Covers time period from October 1, 1968 to November 30, 1968:  http://capmarine.com/cap/2ndcag/command/68chron.htm

President Lyndon Johnson's comments on the CAP Program at USMC Gen. Wallace Green's retirement:  http://capmarine.com/cap/commpost/lbj/gengreen.htm

         Part I: 

http:/lists.village.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Texts/Scholarly/Brush_CAP_01.html

2ndCAG Command Chronologies, September 1969 until Deactivation of the CAP units in May of 1971, These Chronologies were edited and submitted to the CAP 2-7-2 website by Roch Thornton and other CAP Marines:

http//www.kcstar.com/test/CAP/documents.htm

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"Combined Action Program: Reaping the Rewards of New Hope, Dignity"  Article on the Mobile CAP Units from the May 2, 1969 issue of the 'Sea Tiger' By MGy. Sgt. C.F.X. Houts: http://capdelta1.homestead/houts.html

"The U. S. Marine Corps' Combined Action Program in Vietnam, 1965-70",  Article in the Marine Gazette, 2001, By Captain Keith Kopets:  http://www.mca-marines.org/Gazette/Kopets.html

"The U. S. Marine Corps and the Combined Action Program in the Vietnam

War:  An Exposition and Evaluation", A Presentation at:  The Society for Military History Annual Conference, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2001, By Captain Keith Kopets, USMC:

http://capdelta4a.homestead.com/kopets.html

"Back to Vietnam", Opinion Article in the Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2002, By Francis J. West: 

http://capdelta4b.homestead.com/west12902.html