Tennessee Top
Marine

About Tennessee Top

First Name:

Rollie

Last Name:

Van Cleave

Rank:

E-8

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

22 April 1972

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

3062

Duty Stations:

MCRD, San Diego, CA
Headquarters Company, Headquarters & Service Battalion, MCB, Camp LeJeune, NC
Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA
Delta Company, 1stCbtEngrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, CamPenCa
Headquarters Company, Infantry Training School, CamPenCa
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-1, 1stMAW, FMFPac, Okinawa, JA (twice)
Inspector-Instructor Staff, Delta Company, 4thCbtEngrBn, 4thMarDiv, Knoxville, TN
Marine Security Guard Detachment, American Embassy, Guatemala City, Guatemala (watchstander)
Marine Security Guard Detachment, American Embassy, Managua, Nicaraugua (watchstander)
Marine Security Guard Detachment, American Embassy, Port au Prince, Haiti (Detachment Commander)
Marine Security Guard Detachment, American Consulate General, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Detachment Commander)
Operations Chief, Marine Security Guard School, Quantico, VA
Security Chief, Special Security Office, J2 Directorate, USCENTCOM HQ, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL

Year Entered Marine corps:

1972

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1995

Favorite Duty Station:

American Consulate General, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Favorite Marine:

LtCol Gilford Robinson CO, Company D, Marine Security Guard Battalion

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Gulf War

Combat History:

none

Military Biography:

SNCO Academy CLNR 2-83 Quantico, VA; SNCO honor grad MSG School CLNR 2-87; MSGBn Detachment Commander of the Year Port au Prince Haiti 1987; Exercise Team Spirit South Korea 1991; SSO Security Chief J2 Directorate, USCENTCOM Forward Deployed HQ Saudi Arabia (Gulf War Operation Vigilant Warrior 1993); completed The Basic School and the Amphibious Warfare School nonresident programs.

Current City:

Knoxville

Current State:

Tennessee

Hometown:

Middletown

Home State:

Ohio

High School:

Lemon-Monroe

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

Occupation:

Respiratory Therapist, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Colleges Attended:

Azusa Pacific University (Associates Degree)
University of Miami (Oxford Ohio)
Saddleback College (Mission Viejo CA)
University of Maryland (Okinawa)
Southern Illinois University (BS Degree)

Interests:

Bass fishing, Lady Volunteers softball & basketball fan

Favorite Quote:

"Retreat hell, we just got here"

Favorite Color:

Chartreuse (bass love it!)

Favorite Movie:

Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles"

Favorite Book:

"Ambassadors In Blue The Marine Security Guard Program" by MSgt Andrew A. Bufalo USMC (Ret)