SSgt Ramsey
Marine

About SSgt Ramsey

First Name:

S. J.

Last Name:

Ramsey

Rank:

E-6

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD Parris Island

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

930910

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

1st RTR, A Co. Plt 1074

Duty Stations:

94-96 H&S Bn III MEF (formerly 3d SRIG) Engineer Plt
96- 00 MWSS 274 Cherry Point Heavy Equipment Plt
96-97 26th MEU (SOC)
96-97 Combat Cargo USS Nassau
97-00 MWSS 274 as HE operator Plt Sgt
00-02 VMGRT-253 Cherry Point Career Planner
02-03 VMA-223 Cherry Point Career Planner
03-04 MWHS-2 Cherry Point 2d MAW Career Planner
04-05 MAG-14 HQ Cherry Point Group Career Planner
05-06 2d TSB Camp Lejeune Bn Career Planner
06-07 CLR-2 Camp Lejeune Regimental Career Planner
2nd Civ Div Medically Retired / PDRL 1 May 2009

Year Entered Marine corps:

1993

Year Exited Marine Corps:

2009

Favorite Duty Station:

Camp Lejeune & Camp Hansen

Favorite Marine:

All of them...Marine's are the best people I know

Combat History:

Silver Wake, Guardian Retrieval, Joint Endeavor LF6F 97 26th MEU (SOC)

Military Biography:

Started out as a 1345, as a Cpl, I didn't play nice with my Plt Sgt and almost came to blows several times with him...either he woulda beat my ass or I his, a slot came open for the 26th MEU and on a Squadron Hump asked my OIC to place me on it due to the Plt Sgt dealio, and off I went....we did a NEO from Albania and I went to Sierra Leon in the Congo every day for a while via CH-53 until we were relieved by the Kearsarge, returned to MCAS Cherry Point and achieved Sgt in that MOS and attended Journeyman School, became a Career Planner and Latmoved into the 8421 primary MOS and was medically retired as a SSgt from CLR-2 CLNC July 1 2007 and officially placed in the PDRL in April 2009 permanently disabled.

Current City:

Castlewood, Virginia

Current State:

Virginia

Hometown:

Milford

Home State:

Maine

High School:

Old Town High School

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

Occupation:

USMC Retired / Disabled on PDRL 14 yrs 1 mo 28 days on active duty

Colleges Attended:

Washington County Technical College, Calais ME

Interests:

My wife "Boob's", my 2 dogs, Guitar(s), home recording

Favorite Quote:

"I'm yer Huckleberry"

Favorite Color:

Scarlet and Gold

Favorite Movie:

Tombstone, 300, Heavy Metal

Favorite Book:

With the Old Breed by E. B. Sledge (now sadly deceased), LOTR Trilogy