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In 1986, while stationed in Cuba, we had a young man on the Windward side of the base that was home sick and wanted out of his orders there. He knew of some discrepancies with ammo and equipment so he wrote a letter to his congressman in which he, in exchange for getting him off the base, would identify the parties involved.
Needless to say, it got back to the base and "The Parties" involved. I had never heard the term "Code Red". However, Marines police there own.
Unlike the movie, in real life, he didn't die. And now you know the REAL story behind the movie, "A FEW GOOD MEN."
(Seven Marines were charged and six were convicted. One Marine, Cox, fought the charges and finished his tour in the Marines. Sadly he was murdered, execution style, in the woods beside his home. They never found his killer.)
Figured the movie was based on something. I did Cuban Boatlift there in 1995. We were billeted in the Hurricane Shelters. Used to go to Gym there by McDonalds. I did my PT run from shelters up hill all the way towards Camp X-ray, around, then up DAT Monster Tarawa Hill Rd, then down, around and back to shelters. YUP, those Marines stuck together. When we first got there, they had Superbowl on at Bar near shelters. I and about 30 other soldiers were in there to watch game. Bunch of "Marines" came in, and ordered "my" soldiers out of Bar. Well, I had to get up and get involved. Played the rank game. Since I was an E6, put a cease to activities,. A Gunny came in and yelled , WTF is going on? I ID myself, and we had a brief conference. Suffice it to say, those Marines were real pleasant rest of evening, just a saying. Discipline in the CORP U could neva deny. Gunny had those guys locked up, it was impressive for sure...