WAEKBLAD
Marine

About WAEKBLAD

First Name:

Wayne

Last Name:

Ekblad

Rank:

E-7

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

11/1975

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

2097

Duty Stations:

Okinawa, Japan (1976-1977 & 1982-1983);
MSG Detachment - Moscow, U.S.S.R. (1977-1978);
MSG Detachment - Geneva, Switzerland (1978-1979);
Camp Lejeune, NC (1979-1982 & 1986-1989);
MSG Detachment - Beirut, Lebanon (1983-1984);
MSG Detachment - Pretoria, South Africa (1984-1986).

Year Entered Marine corps:

1975

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1996

Favorite Duty Station:

Okinawa, Japan

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Beirut

Combat History:

Beirut (1983-1984)

Military Biography:

USMC (1975-1989); USMCR (1989-1996); RETIRED 09/30/1996

Current City:

New Richmond

Current State:

Wisconsin

Hometown:

New Richmond

Home State:

Wisconsin

High School:

Hudson High School

Gender:

Male

Occupation:

Retired Federal Employee (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Colleges Attended:

Coastal Carolina Community College - Jacksonville, NC (1989-1991); University of North Carolina - Wilmington, NC (1991-1993)

Favorite Quote:

"The difficult we do right away . . . the impossible takes a little longer."