nel820
Marine

About nel820

First Name:

charles

Last Name:

nelson

Rank:

E-4

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

Navy Recruit Training

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

I guess Nov of 1965

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

?

Duty Stations:

Camp Pendleton Naval Hosp
Delmar FMF school
3/27 5th Mar Div camp Margarita
Kaneohe Mar Base 1st med bat 5th Mar Div
Danang VN 1st Med Bat
Hill 55
Danang VN 1st Med Bat
back to Kanoehe
San Fransico and done

Year Entered Marine corps:

1965

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1969

Favorite Duty Station:

Kaneohe

Favorite Marine:

Chesty Puller

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Vietnam

Combat History:

1st Med Bat and 2 month on hill 55

Military Biography:

FMF Corpsman

Current City:

Spring Hill

Current State:

Florida

Hometown:

Minneapolis and others

Home State:

Minnesota

High School:

Southwest HS

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

Occupation:

rETIRED

Colleges Attended:

I'd name it but like to forget it.

Interests:

computer, swimming

Favorite Quote:

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. ~Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk

Favorite Color:

marine green

Favorite Movie:

12 monkey's

Favorite Book:

One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich