Looking for PAO Marines

[tr107918]

Looking for any Marines who served in Marine Corps Public Affairs from 1974 - 1982.

[Kegler300]

How about MGySgt Dave Marriott, or MSgt Tim Shearer, or (now) Capt John Dodd?

[Sixguns]

I may know some of the same folks you knew

SF,

[Sixguns]

MGySgt. Marriott is at MCB CLNC (will retire in 2004)
MSgt. Shearer is in New River (will retire in 2003)

I know both of these Marines well.

SF,

[Kegler300]

Same here Sixguns. Know Dave and Tim well. Did you ever have the pleasure of serving with Captain John "Booger T" Dodd? He enlisted in 1982 as a PA Marine. I met him in 1986 at RS Lansing, MI. He's now the PAO at MCLB Albany, GA.

[Sixguns]

I know the name

He was an Public Affairs Marine at RS Lansing when I was doing the same job at RS Northern New England in Portsmouth, NH

I was a PFC and LCpl. on Okinawa in PA with (then Sgt.) Tim Shearer in 1984-85.

SF,

[tr107918]

I knew Dave Marriott briefly when I was a PANCO in Dallas (1978-1981) and he was the PANCO in (I believe) Kansas City(?) We met in NOLA at the 8th MCD HQ for a PAO conference. I can't place Tim Shearer or John Dodd, though. Some of the folks I served with in PAO were: MGySgt Ed Evans, MSgt George Hijar, MGySgt Don Coleman, Sgt Dave Ramsey, LCpl Larry Lambert, Cpl Michelle Facciolli, Sgt Lorri Newcombe, SSgt Brenda Lanclos, Sgt Hardy Slate, Sgt Angie Peraza, SSgt Bill Wright, SSgt Dave Treadway, Sgt Jim Klick, SSgt Maggie Chavez, Sgt John Black, LCpl Tom Guido, Cpl Bruce Bentley, SSgt Cal Openshaw, LCpl Jeff Parins, LCpl Mark Mahoney, GySgt Marv Price, LtCol A.P. Brill, Maj Wofford, Sgt Scott Shultz, Cpl Tom Scully, Sgt Oscar Cessor, Lt. Susan Walton, and CWO Jerry Smith. I was on Okinawa from Aug 1975 through Feb 1978 with a three month break at JPAO Lejeune from Nov 1976 - Jan. 1977. I was with PAO MCLB Albany from 1981 - 1982.

[Sixguns]

I know a lot of those names!

Don Coleman is the president of the USMCCCA (combat Correspondents Association) you may want to join and renew some of those old relationships.

I was the press chief for MSgt. Treadway (Now retired MGySgt.) at PISC and became PA Chief when he PCS'ed.

Bill Wright was at one time my NCOIC (ComRel Chief) on Okinawa before he became a WO

Cpl. Bruce Bentley? (I knew a Sgt. Kevin Bentley from CT who was a 4321 and he later went MECEP and became a PAO)

SSgt. Jim Klick later became an instructor at DINFOS (83-84)

MGySgt. Hijar was senior Marine and PJ at DINFOS in the mid 90's. (Now Retired)

Capt. Walton was in our shop in Okinawa in 83-84

How about these names:

MGySgt. Jerry Scoggins, MSgt. Ron Keene, GySgt. Rob Teeling, SSgt./CWO Tim Bennett, LtCol. Jerry Shelton, SSgt. Tina Braun (Fogleson), LCpl. Mike Genovese, LCpl. Steve Gude, (Now) MSgt. Nate Portman, (now) MSgt. Manny Pacheco, GySgt. Dave Vergun, Sgt. Garza, Sgt. Angela McDaniel (White), Sgt. Tyrone Talbert, SSgt. Greg Berry, and GySgt. Mark Gentile

Send me a PM so we can chat PA Marine to PA Marine!!

SF,

[Sixguns]

Also Sgt. Debbie Scott!

[tr107918]

Hey, your last post was a real memory nudge with more names from the past. I get occasional emails from Don Coleman, George Hijar, Ed Evans, and Dave Treadway.

Bill Wright became a WO, wow, and I thought he would have become an Elvis impersonator while driving his cherry Vette.

I remember LtCol. Jerry Shelton, MGySgt. Jerry Scoggins, SSgt. Tina Braun, MSgt. Pacheco. I served with (and constantly agitated) GySgt. Mark Gentile on Okinawa.

Sgt. Debbie Scott was a LCpl at MCLB Albany with me.

I remember the names, Portman, Vergun, and Talbert, but i can't place faces with them.

Another few I thought of: SSgt. O.C. McBride, SSgt. Stan Pederson, MSgt. Ed Benavente, Capt. Dale Baird, Maj. Mawk Arnold, Maj. Fred Tucker, Sgt. Tina Talton, Capt. "T" Tomkowiak(?), PFC Joe Gaither, and Sgt. Genser.

Also, Ms. Tanaka and Herb Nakioshi (?), the civilians in the Okinawa PAO shop, were two really nice acquaintances I remember from the bad old days.

Hey, I'll PM you a little later on. It's siesta time and I never miss my nap, especially when my 2-y.o. grandson is here and wants to lay down long enough to take one too.

Later &
SF,