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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
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Current/Last Rank
Master Sergeant
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Current/Last Primary MOS
1169-Utilities Chief
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Current/Last MOSGroup
Utilities
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Previously Held MOS
1341-Engineer Equipment Mechanic
8411-RSS Recruiter
1349-Engineer Equipment Chief
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Primary Unit
2009-Present, 1169, Marine Special Operations Support Group (MSOSG), MARSOC
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Service Years
1968 - 1991
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Certificate of Commendation
Cold War Certificate
Meritorious Mast
Panama Canal Certificate
Plank Owner Certificate
Shellback Certificate
Suez Canal Certificate
Water Survival Basic (WSB)
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What are you doing now:
SME Utilities for Marine Coprs Special Operations Group Stone Bay NC 21 DEC 2009 TILL DATE 9 Jan 2016
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Other Comments:
Nov 91 to Jan 99 Ran Brynn Marr Apartments as Maintenance Chief Jan 99 to May 2007 Ran Lumina Station Maintenance in Wilmington North Carolina
May 2007-December 2010 Utilites Analyst Marine Corps Engineer School Center Of Excellence
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1968-1969, 1341, 2nd Combat Engineer Bn
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1969-1969, 1341, H&S Co, 2nd Bn, 26th Marines (2/26)
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1969-1969, 1341, Staging Bn
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1969-1970, 1341, 3rd FSR, 3rd Marine Division
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1970-1973, 1341, WERS-27, MWSG-27
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1973-1975, 8411, 4th MCD/Recruiting Station Cleveland Ohio
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1975-1976, 1341, Marine Air Control Group 18 (MACG-18)
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1976-1979, 1349, HQ Bn, 2nd Marine Division
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1978-1979, 1341, HQ Bn, 2nd Marine Division
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1979-1982, 1169, Marine Corps Engineer School Bn (Cadre), Marine Corps Engineer School (Staff) Camp Lejeune
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1982-1983, 1169, 3rd Combat Engineer Bn
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1987-1989, 1169, MATCS-28, MACG-28
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1988-1989, 1169, H&S Bn, 3rd Force Service Support Group (3rd FSSG)
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1990-1991, 1169, H&HS-28
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2007-2010, Marine Corps Engineer Center Of Excellence (Staff)
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2009-Present, 1169, Marine Special Operations Support Group (MSOSG), MARSOC
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- Woodard, Cliff, GySgt, (1961-1987)
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Reflections on MSgt Cannon's
US Marine Corps Service
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PLEASE DESCRIBE WHO OR WHAT INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THE MARINE CORPS.
TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AS ALL MEN SHOULD DO
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WHETHER YOU WERE IN THE SERVICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS OR AS A CAREER, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH YOU TOOK. WHERE DID YOU GO TO BOOT CAMP AND WHAT UNITS, BASES, SHIPS OR SQUADRONS WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS YOUR REASON FOR LEAVING?
MOS 1341 TO 8411 T0 1349 TO 1142 TO 1169
PLT 294 SD MCRD May 1968
RETIREMENT
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DID YOU ENCOUNTER ANY SITUATION DURING YOUR MILITARY SERVICE WHEN YOU BELIEVED THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY YOU MIGHT NOT SURVIVE? IF SO, PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME.
A FEW IN DIFFERENT PLACES
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OF ALL YOUR DUTY STATIONS OR ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE FONDEST MEMORIES OF AND WHY? WHICH WAS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE?
BEST ON ACTIVE DUTY MCES AT UIC 79 to 82 83 to 87
WORST RSS LAKEWOOD OHIO Mat 73 Sept 75
leadership from Co DOWN was sub standard
Good fiends Both Military and Civilian the Sullivan Family Military Sgt F MacFarland
AFTER ACTIVE DUTY ENGINEER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE CHB CLNC 07 09
MARSOC 2ND RAIDER BN ENGINEERS STONE BAY 09 16
BEST MARINES I EVER SERVED WITH
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FROM YOUR ENTIRE MILITARY SERVICE, DESCRIBE ANY MEMORIES YOU STILL REFLECT BACK ON TO THIS DAY.
I THINK OF THE MARINE CORPS EVERY DAY MISS IT EVERY DAY MY MEMORIES I WOULD HOPE ARE THE SAME AS ALL MARINES WHO LIVED AND LOVED AS A MARINE I STILL DO 24 7
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WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF FROM YOUR MILITARY CAREER?
LEADING YOUNG MARINES
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES YOU RECEIVED, OR OTHER MEMORABILIA, WHICH ONE IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO YOU AND WHY?
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AFTER ACTIVE MY CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION FROM 2ND RAIDER BN 2016
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WHICH INDIVIDUAL(S) FROM YOUR TIME IN THE MILITARY STAND OUT AS HAVING THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOU AND WHY?
DRILL INSTRUCTORS ALL THREE OF THEM
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WHAT PROFESSION DID YOU FOLLOW AFTER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY SERVING, WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY?
USED EVERYTHING I LEARNED ABOUT 1141 1142 1341 1161 1349 AND 1169
STILL WORKING TODAY USING MILITARY ATTAIN SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS
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IN WHAT WAYS HAS SERVING IN THE MILITARY INFLUENCED THE WAY YOU HAVE APPROACHED YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CAREER? WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ABOUT YOUR TIME IN THE SERVICE?
HONOR BROTHERHOOD
MY MARINE BROTHERS AND SISTER
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BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE MARINE CORPS?
GIVE IT YOUR LIFE 24 7 YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE
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