The Sea Tiger - Marine Amphibious Force Newspaper
THE SEA TIGER – MARINE AMPHIBIOUS FORCE
(United States Marines – Newspaper) SEA TIGER. 111 MARINE AMPHIBIOUS FORCE, VIETNAM. 14 issues of the SEA TIGER including for the year 1967: Vol. III. No. 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and for the year 1968 Vol. IV. No. 18 and 25. The SEA TIGER was a weekly newspaper distributed throughout the III MAF (Marine Amphibious Force) area of northern South Vietnam and published by the Marine Amphibious Force with the first issue printed November 10, 1965 and the final issue being April 14, 1971. The newspaper received its name from the Vietnamese words “Cop Bien” which mean, “the Marines who came ashore from the sea to fight like tigers on their shores.” Within the papers pages are a variety of articles about the US Marine Corps and other units in Vietnam during this time period. All the newspapers are folded as originally issued and in very good condition.