Charles C. Krulak

General Shepard quickly asked Geiger to assign his division to the seaward flank to continue the benefit of direct naval gunfire support.

My G-3, Brute Krulak, was a naval gunfire expert, Shepard said, noting the division's favorable experience with fleet support throughout the northern campaign.

Unspoken was an additional benefit.

Shepard would have only one adjacent unit with which to coordinate fire and maneuver, and a good one at that, the Veteran First Marine Division.

Getting General Buckner's approval took longer.

Abruptly, Buckner agreed, but gave the 6th Division barely 36 hours to plan and execute a division-level amphibious assault.

Lieutenant Colonel Krulak and his G3 staff relished the challenge.

Scouts for Major Anthony Coldsteel Walker's 6th Reconnaissance Company stole across the estuary at night to gather intelligence on the Nishikoku beaches and the Japanese defenders.

Actually spent a lot of time more for PAC in between both of those tours and spent a lot of time in Vietnam.

He was working for Krulak the Elder at the time.

And just a real quick story about him is he visits the Camp Lejeune.

We didn't have any furniture.

Well, and I like the fact that you're in the limo.

There's a red phone between you and Krulak, and you said, I don't suppose I can call Cynthia on this.

I told General Krulak, I said, I could actually, I think I'll pick up the phone and call Cynthia and tell her where I am.

He said, you could do that, but I'd have to kill you.

I think I'll use the black coat instead of the red.