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Military Police
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Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
Gunnery Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
5811-Military Policeman
Current/Last MOSGroup
Military Police
Previously Held MOS
0311-Rifleman
5800-Guard
0169-Admin Chief
8411-RSS Recruiter
8421-Career Planner
4133-Morale, Welfare Recreation Specialist
Primary Unit
1982-1983, 5811, Military Police District/South, MCB Camp Kinser
Service Years
1968 - 1990
Other Languages
French
Vietnamese
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival (MCIWS)
Marine Combat Water Survival Qualified (WSQ)
Water Survival Advanced (WSA)
Meritorious Mast
Marine Combat Water Survival 1st Class (CWS-1)
Combat Water Safety Swimmer (CWSS)
Water Survival Basic (WSB)
Water Survival Intermediate (WSI)
69, Marine Corps Veterans Association
1969, Military Order of the Devil Dogs
1980, The Gunnery Sergeant Association
1981, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
1990, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
1990, 1st Marine Division Association, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion Chapter (Member) (Oceanside, California)
1990, United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
1991, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
2000, Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America
2000, Marine Corps Recruiters Association
2001, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)
2003, Marine Corps League, Ira Hayes; Detachment 2 (Trustee) (Phoenix, Arizona)
2009, Marine Corps Together We Served
2010, Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation
2011, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 95 (Executive Secretary) (Oceanside, California)
From Month/Year - / 1969
To Month/Year - / 1970
Unit III MAF Unit Page
Rank Private 1st Class
MOS 0311-Rifleman
Base, Station or City DA NANGState/Country Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
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