Indeed they were! I went to a reunion of my old company back in '96 and we went to the Friday Evening Parade at 8th & I, Marine Barracks, Washington. A Marine from 1/5 received his Silver Star from the relief of Hue City 28 years after the fact. The Deputy Commandant of the Corps speaking that night said that the the Corps regarded the actions of Marines in Vietnam as among the greatest moments in the Corps' distinguished history. That's the night I came home.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!