Bill--

Your Marine with his own SF detachnment was not the only Marine with the SF.

I worked over the years with Al DeProspero who started out as a Marine, worked with Bull Simon in Laos, etc.

He yanked over to Army and was a Major when I first met him, went to Ft. Bragg when he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and got a new command. He eventually retired as a Colonel.

I was in a meeting with him and other former SOF when Al noticed a book I brought along, said book being about SOG in Vietnam--Al then commenting to one of his cohorts across the table about having a trunkful of knives at home, with all the SOG knives having the points broken off. [Al "borrowed" my book,...wonder where it is today!]

Al always celebrated the Marine Corps' birthday with a cake whenever there was a get-together that coincided with that date.

Cross-overs between services make for better performance--something learned along the way.

Larry