Parra, Charles, Sgt

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USMC Veteran

Current/Last Rank
Sergeant

Current/Last Primary MOS
7113-Flight Equipment/ Paraloft

Previously Held MOS
0800-Basic Field Artillery Man
0811-Field Artillery Cannoneer
3531-Motor Vehicle Operator
6064-Flight Equipment Marine

Primary Unit
1982-1984, 6064, HMM-764

Service Years
1962 - 1984

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)


	1990, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 8154, George R. Baxmann (Member At Large) (United States)
	1999, Semper Fi #1 Memorial Honor Detail, Scarlet Team (Member) (Riverside, CA)
	2000, 1st Marine Division Association
	2011, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)

Additional Information

What are you doing now:

Retired from California Institution for Women(Correctional employee) Member,Semper Fi #1,All Forces Honor Guard,Riverside National Cemetery Past MOS's 0811/7113/3531/6064 "Franked" 12/30/08

Other Comments:

Semper Fi #1 Memorial Honor Detail, Marine Veterans on parade.

Semper Fi #1 on Duty Day,Riverside National Cemetery,2008,Gold & Scarlet Teams combine to Honor fallen Marine.

ALL FORCES HONOR GUARD,Riverside,CA Salute to Veterans Parade III,April 19,2008. Note only Marine and Coast Guard members officially wear white harness all others wear black on Joint Color Guards.Riflemen must be Army & Marine.Army carries "Old Glory"...3rd year leading the parade!

ELIJAH PARRA "approved" Don't mess with these Marine Corps Veterans!

Returning to Service of fallen member after Honors...."Make a Hole"!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUy9xbnun6Q
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Remembrance Profiles - 4 Marines Remembered

Foster, William Henry, Sgt, (1964-1968)	Schramm, Brock Rowland, PFC, (1965-1968)
Stephenson, James	Stephenson, James, Sgt

1962, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), 143

School Boot Camp (San Diego, CA)
Company Not Specified	Platoon 143
Start Date Jul, 1962
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Last Updated:Jul 17, 2011

Personal Memories
Best Moment Regimental Honor Platoon Marching to the Range in formation.	Worst Moment Falling asleep in class 1st day...DI's behind me! Waking up the "Pissers" every hour in the "pissers tent" at Camp Mathews Rifle Range.

Instructors SSgt K.R.Silva,SSgt W.E.Keller,Sgt C.S.Tedders,Sgt O.Johnson	Other Memories Woke us up at 2:00AM had us fall into formation to tell us that Marilyn Monroe had died!

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Name	Co	Ptn	Start Date
Ciszek, Daniel, Sgt, (1962-1966)		143	Jul, 1962
Murphy, Rodney, Cpl, (1962-1966)		143	Jun, 1962
Barnes, Donald Albon, Pvt, (1962-1965)			Jul, 1962
Bartell, Richard, LCpl, (1962-1966)			Jul, 1962
Boucos, Pete, Sgt, (1962-1967)			Jul, 1962
Bridges, David, Sgt, (1962-1966)	F	250	Jul, 1962
Burns, Jack, Sgt, (1962-1968)	C	147	Jul, 1962
Cartwright, Eugene, Sgt, (1962-1967)			Jul, 1962
Cates, Michael, Sgt, (1962-1966)	I	341	Jul, 1962
Chilton, James, Sgt, (1962-1974)		246	Jul, 1962
Colbert, Larry, Sgt, (1962-1966)		247	Jul, 1962
Donley, Warren (Bill), Sgt, (1962-1967)		254	Jul, 1962
Donohue, William, Cpl, (1962-1965)		357	Jul, 1962
Drinkwine, Denver A., Sgt, (1962-1968)		342	Jul, 1962
Dulany, Jay, Sgt, (1962-1966)		252	Jul, 1962
Ellsworth, Robert T, Sgt, (1962-1966)		354	Jul, 1962
Elsener, James, Sgt, (1962-1966)		248	Jul, 1962
Ernst, Leslie, MGySgt, (1962-1992)		158	Jul, 1962
Friday, Larry, Cpl, (1962-1965)		357	Jul, 1962
Frye, William, LCpl, (1962-1966)	L	332	Jul, 1962
Gatewood, Charles, MSgt, (1962-1988)		152	Jul, 1962
Haines, Don, Cpl, (1962-1968)		146	Jul, 1962
Hakes, James Daniel, LCpl, (1962-1966)			Jul, 1962
Head, Glenn, Cpl, (1962-1965)		348	Jul, 1962
Hebert, Phemon, Cpl, (1962-1966)		151	Jul, 1962