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Buford Cummings

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Buford Cummings was stationed aboard LST 1139 near Japan when both atomic bombs were dropped. He discusses the number of both American and Japanese soldiers that would have died during an invasion of Japan if the bomb had not been dropped. (2:17)

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Buford Cummings talks about the intense physical training for Amphibious Forces while at Little Creek and then Panama City. (1:18)

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Buford Cummings talks about how Navy officers were stationed aboard oil tankers, traveling dangerous waters in the North Atlantic Ocean. He explains the guns they had on board the LST 177 and the constant threat of submarine attack. (1:44)

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Buford Cummings shares stories while aboard LST 177, including the dangers they faced and a casualty he witnessed. His action was not in Normandy, but in the South end of France. (3:14)

Burrell Landes

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He was still in high school when Burrell Landes went to talk to a Navy Recruiter. He and his friends were looking for the man when a Marine recruiter from down the hall said come on down here, boys. (5:57)

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After basic training, Burrell Landes went to a Marine Reserve unit in Kansas. He decided he should be an officer, started college and went through Officer Candidate School and received a commission. He went back to college as a history major with an eye toward being a coach but the pull of the Marines was stronger. (4:30)

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He didn't care for the commander of his first Marine unit so Burrell Landes jumped at the chance to become a General's aide. Then he became a ceremonial Marine at the Marine Barracks in Washington. It was while he was there that the Vietnam War heated up. Like all young Marines, he wanted to go do his part. (5:54)

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When he got to Vietnam, Burrell Landes had a couple of staff jobs, then took command of a rifle company. He soon became a hard ass when it came to discipline in the field because he quickly recognized that being lax would get you killed. (7:29)

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It was a Special Landing Force. Burrell Landes and his company of Marines hovered aboard ship until needed and then they came ashore to fight. It was nearly always in a free fire zone so they didn't have to worry about civilian casualties. (4:13)

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A company of Marines was nearly wiped out in a NVA ambush. Burrell Landes was part of the relief force that rushed in and it was as they were carrying out the bodies of the fallen Marines that an even larger force struck. Part 1 of 2. (6:25)