James Martin Vietnam War Veteran U.S. Marine Corps Natick Veterans Oral History Project
Channel: natvets1
Date: 11/07/2019

James Martin had just become a teacher in the Boston Public Schools when he joined the Marines in early 1967. He would be sent to Officers Candidates School in Quantico, Va.; he would receive further training in infantry and communications before he was sent to Vietnam. He would serve with the 11th Marines in a variety of duties, from signal officer to bartender.