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Volunteer with the National Park Service at the Marine Corps War Memorial for the past 13 years and also volunteer at Henderson Hall, HQMC as the Retired Affairs Officer for the past 9 years. Proud to be a MUSTANG of Marines and a Life member of TWS An Irish Blessing; May you be in Heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!!! The recruits listed below are Fallen Marines that I put through PI when I was an SDI and they were the 20 Marines that were KIA in Vietnam that I know personally. God Bless them all and their families. Also listed there are other recruits that I had the pleasure of knowing when I was a SDI while at PI that were not KIA in Vietnam. Marines one and all. When I was commissioned a 2ndLt at the 1st Engineer Bn in Nov 68 I assummed a title that was unknown to me at that time and it stayed with me as long as I was a butter bar. I became the SSJO or SMALL SHITTY JOBS OFFICER which included doing every thing that no other officer wanted to do in the Bn or Battery I was assigned to. They were indeed the worst you could imagine and the most time consuming things I ever dealt with.
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My wife, Anne and my sister-in-law Susan each had a brick installed for me at the DI Memorial in Parris Island. My children Cheryl, Kevin and Tim laid a brick for me at the USMC Museum as a Christmas present in 2007. Two of my former recruits, Sgt Ray Edwards and MGySgt Simon from Plt 3086 and I had bricks laid at the DI Memorial for SSgt Driver one of our JDI's from the Platoon and nine of the recruits from Platoon 3086 that were KIA in Vietnam. We want to thank the DI Association for the exception to the rule in allowing us to lay the bricks in their honor at the Memorial. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BROWN NOSE AND A SHITHEAD IS DEPTH PERCEPTION. TACT: THE ABILITY TO TELL A PERSON TO GO TO HELL AND MAKE THEM FEEL HAPPY TO BE ON THEIR WAY. Other MOS's held: 0311/0331/8511/5711/3001/3002
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Joshua Lawrence Ward, Our Grandson
Date
Mar 18, 1982
Last Updated: May 4, 2009
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Joshua, You have been gone from us now for seven years and we miss you very much. It is such a terrible thing that happened to you and it was not you or your Mothers fault. It was the fault of that dope smoking idiot that crossed the double yellow line on Rt 1 in Stafford that took you away from us. You would be twenty seven years old today and we want to wish a Happy Birthday. We know you are in Heaven with Heavenly Father Josh and we will do all we can to get you joined up with your family there now. You were a good Grandson and we miss you so much. Your Mom and Uncles have a ceremony every year and give a scholarship in your honor at the high school you went to when you were killed Josh. Every one that knew you thought so much of you and not only the students but the teachers also. Your poetry is wonderful and needs to be read over and over because it is so beautiful. We will go to the Cemetery at Quantico to visit your grave. God bless you Josh. Grandma Anne and and I love you and miss you terribly.