My name is Denny Dinota. I served with Mike Company from December 1966 to
end of June 1967. Served as a Platoon Commander, Platoon Sergeant and was
the Company Gunnery Sergeant during Operation Union, Union II and Adair. The
Marines (We called them kids while I was only 25) I served with were magnificent.
They went toe to toe with an enemy who had been fighting for years and who
often out numbered them, and kicked their ass. One only has to read the
Presidential Unit Citation awarded to the 5th marines for Operation Union to see
that their performance matched any throughout the history of the 5th Marines, the
most decorated regiment in the U. S. Marine Corps.
Gen. Herman Nickerson decorating GySgt. Dennis Dinota with the Silver Star
(Operation DESOTO)
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the
SILVER STAR MEDAL to Dennis Dinota
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting
the BRONZE STAR MEDAL to Dennis Dinota
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
FIFTH MARINE REGIMENT
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