Best Friends Col Reilly; Col Bob Nicoli; LtCol Bill DiBello; Col Ernie (LtGen); Maj Bob Yost; Maj Willie Oler; Maj Pete Pace General, CJS); Maj Andy Mazarra; and, so many more including Col Carl Mundy (future CMC) who wrote Commendatory Letters attached to several FitReps.
Best Moment 1. CReating an historic Special Staff Officer Program for USMC.
2. Obtaining first-ever historic state legislation in 8 states (Equal Access Law for new All-Voluntary Military Recruiting).
3 Serving as Ceremonial Officer at 2 USMC Birthday Balls and as Organizer/ President OF two 1st MCD Dining-Ins. The first honored LtCol Ray Smith, the recent CO, USMC Landing Force, Grenada. The second honored Col Barney Barnum, USMC the first officer to receive the Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
3. Appointed DOD Action Officer For the new All-Volunteer Military working closely with DOD civilian leadership.
4. Establing four Junior ROTC high school programs in NYC, Long Island and New Jersey and opened-up ASVAB testing in most high schools in 8 states of 1st MCD.
Worst Moment Being advised by 1st MCD Director to transfer out of the District to Recruit Station Northern New Jersey upon appointment of Col Don Gardner as new District Director whi bragged to staff he would ruin my USMC career.
Chain of Command CG, USMCt Recruiting, HQMC; CG, Parris Island Recruit Depot; Special Staf Officer to Commanding Officer, 1st Marine Corps District. Latter worked clisely with civilian leadership at DOD.
Other Memories Being commissioned as a Major by retired ACMC E.E. Anderson as Special Direct Commissioned Officer on 14 April 1981 at HQ, 1st Marine Corps District.
Received Meritorious Service Medal for obtaining 1st ever, historic State Equal Access Legislation in support of the new All-Volunteer Recruiting in New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Connecticut and other states.
