Appearing in ""Rock" Murdock the Fighting Gyrene"
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Synopsis for ""Rock" Murdock the Fighting Gyrene"
Rock Murdock and Scuttlebutt Stacy are out on the field when they come across a communist tank. The two jump it and force out the crew then toss grenades down the barrel of its main gun, destroying the tank before it can cause any damage. Searching the wreckage of the tank they find canisters of film for a documentary called "The History of the US Marine Corps" and realize that the enemy has been studying up on the US military and their tactics. Suddenly they spot a strange looking tank heading their way and hide in some nearby trees. Jumping onto the tank they try to force their way inside but the pilots have their guns raised and take them prisoner.
The leader of the tank crew explains that they are aboard a "camera tank" armed with cameras that film in all directions and beam the images back to their headquarters so that their commanders can give more strategic orders. Scuttlebutt then pulls out a string of grenades, forcing the soldiers to stand down and be taken prisoner.
Seeking to put the tank to go use to sabotage the enemy, Rock comes up with the idea to use the footage from the documentary to fool the commanders back at base. Using a film projector to project the footage against a rock wall, the beam footage of soldiers from US marines from different eras: during the Revolutionary War, World War I, and World War II, using the camera tank's camera to make it appear that these attacks are all happening on different fronts. Seeing this footage, the confused military leaders of the communists order their troops to go and counter attack the "invasion" force in the east, leaving the communist base open for attack by the real American troops. Sending this message home, Rock and Scuttlebutt film themselves holding a sign explaining their deception.
Appearing in "Night Patrol!"
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War story
Appearing in "Burma Adventure"
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Appearing in "For Boots Only"
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- Pat "Boot-Camp" Brady (First appearance)
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- Buck Banner (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "For Boots Only"
Boot-Camp Brady tells his new recruits about the legend of Iron Mike, explaining that he is the personification of all marines who lay their lives on the line during war. He also explains the origins of the marines being called "Devil Dogs", a term that was used by Nazi forces during World War II. After his men spend Sunday going to church and relaxing he sends them the next day to take their Medical Aptitude Test. Later Brady appears before them in his dress uniform and explains the significance of the red stripe down the leg of his white dress pants dates back to the American-Mexican war.
Appearing in "One-Man Mission"
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War story.