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RETIRED POLICE LT- I also worked with the US Marshals office as a Special Deputy US marshal for 14 years in the fugitive task force(Operation Intercept)
USAR- SFC (E-7) OSUT Instructor (11B4H) -108th Div Tng. Later was the NCOIC of the S2 / S3 offices
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Retired from the Tng Cmd, 108th Div Training US Army Reserves after 16 years 10 months. Total length of service: 22years,10 months
1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and is nicknamed "The Beirut Battalion." They fall under the command of the 8th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
The unit's history goes back to World War II where they fought in numerous campaigns in the Pacific including Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. After that they were part of the intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965, saw action during the Gulf War in 1991 and since 2001 have fought the Global War on Terrorism by serving numerous tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
The battalion is probably best known as the unit that was the victim of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Lebanon. A total of 241 Marines, sailors and soldiers lost their lives that day and the majority of them were from 1/8.
Best Moment shooting on the rifle team in cuba. painting the rock above road on way to barracks.
Other Memories had good fishing in the bay. met marines from marine barracks & fished with them.left gitmo & returned to camp lejeune where i was seperated from service.
