10thzodiac
Marine

About 10thzodiac

First Name:

Richard

Rank:

E-4

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

December 1960

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

Platoon 394

Duty Stations:

MCRD San Diego, CA
Camp Pendleton, CA
U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Oct '62
173rd AB Camp Sukeran (Foster) Okinawa
Camp Lejeune, NC

Year Entered Marine corps:

1960

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1965

Favorite Duty Station:

Camp Sukeran aka Zukeran-Foster (Okinawa)

Favorite Marine:

#1 Smedley, Shoup, Hoar, Capt. Barnes, Capt. Miller, Zinni, Ritter, Murtha

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Vietnam

Military Biography:

5th MEB Cuban Missile Crisis “Gitmo” Oct '62, 9th MEB Vietnam Aug '64, 2531/2511

Current City:

Western Chicagoland 'Burbs

Current State:

Illinois

Hometown:

Western Chicagoland 'Burbs

Home State:

Illinois

High School:

East Leyden

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

Occupation:

Electrician, Refrigeration, Retired Entrepreneur

Colleges Attended:

Triton College
Coyne American Institute
Devry University

Interests:

Scuba diving, Deep sea fishing and Snow Birding

Favorite Quote:

"A butterfly lives just long enough"

Favorite Color:

Blue

Favorite Movie:

All Quiet West'n Front, Catch 22, Letters Home Iwo Jima, Hearts & Minds, Joyeux Noël, Art. 99

Favorite Book:

War is a Racket & The Plot to Seize the White House