My USMC Career
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This is more about my life after I graduated from Netcong High School
(class of '58). I left home; Stanhope, NJ in my '39 Chevy coupe and drove to
Shreveport, La and stayed with my sister and brother-in-law at Barksdale AFB
until Jan 59 when I joined the USMC. I owe my High school football coach a lot
more gratitude than I can ever put in words for giving me the courage and
confidence to join the Marine Corps and giving me the guidance for making my
life as fantastic as it has turned out to be. Thanks Coach Frank D'Alonzo.
I have been a Marine for 50 years (Once a Marine always a Marine). After boot
camp at San Diego, Ca, I spent more than half my active duty in the Far East.
Places like Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and
even not-so-friendly Vietnam - twice. Outside of Nam, my more memorable
experiences were, getting my Private Pilot license in Hawaii, here is where I
also started building my Airplane (VariEze), my Silver Jump Wings (Airborne)
Fort Benning, GA, my Gold Jump Wings 2nd Anglico, Camp Lejeune, NC, my promotion
to Master Gunnery Sgt (top enlisted rank of E9) 1st Radio Bat, Hi and my most
memorable moment was El Toro, CA where I met and married on the HRMS Queen Mary,
my Beautiful-Texas-Woman-Marine- Bride, Cheryl!
Oh! yes I did finally finish building and flying my VariEze in 1991!
I served Bill Clinton's tour in Vietnam ( Twice ) 1967- 68 & 73
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Viet Nam
Me at the Citadel
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NVA Flag
Captured from The Citadel
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Viet Nam
Hue Mr. Tu's home
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1968
Lean and Mean
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Hue, Viet Nam
Welcome to Hue
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Airborne
Jump School
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Incoming
Tet Offensive 1968
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