Marines / Corpsman

India Company Reunion News………

Marines, Corpsman & Family of India Company,

As I sit here and write this note, I feel deep sorrow for how incredibility fast the last 60 years as gone by when we all served together in Vietnam. We fought many a battle together as brothers and we felt the pain of lost when one of our own fell in battle. 

Today are hearts are filled with memories of days gone by, of the good and the bad times we shared as brothers and of those who have gone on before us since Vietnam. Our ranks our thin now, but our bond forged in battle some 60 years ago is as strong as ever.

This year, 2026 will be our last formal reunion. It’s fitting that we say good bye this year which marks 60 years since Vietnam and 30 years since our first reunion. Unfortunately time and health has caught up to all of us.

We joined together in Quantico VA in May 2026 for our last “formal” reunion. We made a trip to the Wall and the Iwo Jima Memorial and to the Museum of The Marine Corps to gather for our final banquet in the Tun Tavern room. The food was great, the beer was cold and all had a good time. 

Our turn out was modest compared to previous years, 20 Marines and their families, none the less it was, as always, great to see everyone.

We were honored to have Dave Brown and his wife at this reunion as Dave is the younger brother of Walter Stoneman Brown (Stoney) who was my friend and who was KIA in July 22nd on Operation Hastings. Dave is now part of our brotherhood just as his brother is.

On a closing note, the project to record our place in history during Operation Hastings, both the written book and a film documentary continue to move forward. Those of us who remain are hoping that these 2 efforts will be completed before we are called to Valhalla. 

At some point in the near future I will be closing this website down and will retire the contents. I want to thank everyone who has made this site possible because without your help this would not have happened. 

If you have something to add to our story, please reach out to me at ttfns@aol.com as we would like to interview you for this project, so we can take our rightful place in military and Marine Corps history.

That’s it for now. Be safe, be well and keep your powder dry!

For God, Country and Corps………….Semper Fi

Tom Gainer