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  • About thewookie
    First Name
    Mike
    Last Name
    V
    Rank
    E-5
    Do you own a business?
    No
    Where did you attend bootcamp?
    MCRD Parris Island
    What date did you graduate bootcamp?
    17 May 1991
    What was your bootcamp platoon number?
    2049
    Duty Stations
    91-94 - 1/3 H&S MT Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii - 2 UDP's to Okinawa on Camp Hansen
    94-95 - MCSF Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - Corporal & Sergeant of the Guard
    95-97 - MCSFBN Dam Neck Rifle Range, Virginia Beach, Virginia - Instructor for DM School, PMI School, and a member of the BN Rifle and Pistol Shooting Team
    97-99 - MCSFBN Training Company, Chesapeake, Virginia - Close Quarters Battle School Instructor
    Year Entered Marine corps
    1991
    Year Exited Marine Corps
    1999
    Favorite Duty Station
    Tough one to pick: Hawaii, Okinawa, Greece, VA Beach or 90 days TAD in the Philippines?
    Favorite Marine
    SSgt. Blake Pospisil - 2045/EOD - KIA - Ar Ramadi, Dec 14, 2005 - RIP Marine
    Military Biography
    Schools Graduated from -- MCT, 3531-Motor T School, 8531-Primary Marksmanship Instructor School, Jungle Environment Survival Training, 8152-Marine Security Forces School, Rappel Master School, 9962-Army Airborne, PMI School, Designated Marksman School, FBI Observer/Sniper School, Instructor Training Course, 8154-CQB School, Bill Rogers Tactical Shooting School, High Risk Personnel Course
    Current City
    Plymouth
    Current State
    Massachusetts
    Hometown
    Plymouth
    Home State
    Massachusetts
    High School
    PNHS
    Gender
    Male
    Ethnicity
    Caucasian
    Zodiac Sign
    Capricorn
    Occupation
    Biometric Intelligence and Identification Technologies
    Colleges Attended
    University of Parris Island
    New England College of Business and Finance
    American International College
    Interests
    Marine Corps League #1306, golfing, fishing, shooting, PTing, and spending as much time as possible at Fenway Park.
    Favorite Quote
    Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
    Favorite Color
    Blue
    Favorite Movie
    Full Metal Jacket
    Favorite Book
    Guidebook for Marines
  • Signature

    We don't promise you a rose garden.

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MCSF CQB students learning how to make a basic two-man entry into an enclosure...

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Posted 03-22-10 at 05:34 PM Comments 0
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Releasing more humor from the vault, good times.


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Posted 08-27-09 at 10:51 AM Comments 0
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I consider myself to have been very lucky to get to know GySgt. Carlos Hathcock. He is a legend in the Marine Corps and I remember being a young PFC/LCpl and reading books and hearing stories about his actions in Vietnam.

The first time I met Gunny, I got the only picture that I have left of him and I, that is the one posted down below which was damaged in a fire. From 1995 until 1997, I was stationed at the Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion Rifle and Pistol Range Detachment,...

Posted 08-17-09 at 08:32 PM Comments 0
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Back to VA Beach this summer to do some fishing with the boys...

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