Parra, Charles, Sgt

 
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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
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Sergeant
Two Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

US Marines Corps Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Vietnam 50th Anniversary Cold War


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Post 8154, George R. Baxmann Scarlet Team1st Marine Division AssociationMarine 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

   
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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"!!!

 



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 Remembrance Profiles - 4 Marines Remembered

 Ribbon Bar
Basic Parachutist
Rifle Expert

 
 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1962, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), 143
 Unit Assignments
MCB Camp Pendleton3rd Bn, 11th Marines (3/11)14th Marines Marine Barracks
Aviation UnitsVMO-5HMLA-267USMC (United States Marine Corps)
HMM-764
  1962-1962, 0800, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment (Cadre), MCB Camp Pendleton
  1962-1962, 0800, 3rd Bn, 11th Marines (3/11)
  1962-1964, 0811, 14th Marines
  1965-1965, 7113, Marine Barracks Lakehurst N.J.
  1965-1966, 3531, MABS-17
  1967-1967, 7113, VMO-5
  1967-1968, 7113, HMLA-267
  1970-1982, Break in Service
  1982-1984, 6064, HMM-764
 Formal Schools and Courses
  1964-1964, (Navy) Amphibious Warfare Training Course (Coronado, California)
  1965-1965, Navy Parachute Rigger A School (Lakehurst, New Jersey)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1962-1962 Cold War Event - Cuban Blockade
  1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)
 Colleges Attended
  1962-1964, Others/Not Listed
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