sparkie
Marine

About sparkie

First Name:

Ken

Last Name:

Sparks

Rank:

E-5

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD Parris Island

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

oct 1969

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

3011

Duty Stations:

P.I.
Camp Lejune + brig
MCRD San Diego
29 Palms
Camp Pendleton base communications
Camp Hansen, Okinawa 2/4
USS Tripoli,LPH 10
India Pakistan war 1971
Nam 3 visits in the water.

Year Entered Marine corps:

1969

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1973

Favorite Duty Station:

USS Tripoli LPH-10

Favorite Marine:

The last one standing

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Vietnam

Combat History:

Been married 41 years,,,,

Current City:

The Kingdom of Nye

Current State:

Nevada

Hometown:

Canton

Home State:

Ohio

High School:

Timken

Gender:

Male

Occupation:

Electronics field service communications

Colleges Attended:

Some folks could afford to go to college, the rest of us just had to use our heads.

Interests:

Hunting Fishing Camping Talkin shet on the net

Favorite Quote:

All is vanity, nothing new under the sun.

Favorite Color:

My mother's violets.

Favorite Movie:

Paint your wagon

Favorite Book:

Glory Road, Heinlen