Komenko
Marine

About Komenko

First Name:

Stephen

Last Name:

Komenko

Rank:

E-5

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD Parris Island

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

October 3, 1997

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

3rd Battalion 'Mike' Company Platoon 3083

Duty Stations:

Combat Assault Battalion Combat Engineer Company Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Deployed on 31st MEU attached to 3/5 India Company (1998-1999)

2nd Combat Engineer Battalion Alpha Company Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Deployed with UNITAS 41 attached to 1/2 Charlie Company Weapons Platoon (1999-2001)

Weapons and Field Training Battalion H&S Company Wood Shop/Target Factory Parris Island, South Carolina (2001-2004)

7th Engineer Support Battalion Charlie Company Camp Pendleton, California Deployed with CLB-7 Engineer Company Al Asad Iraq (2004-2008)

Year Entered Marine corps:

1997

Year Exited Marine Corps:

2008

Favorite Duty Station:

Parris Island

Favorite Marine:

R. Lee Ermey

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Iraqi Freedom II

Combat History:

CLB-7 OIF 5-07

Military Biography:

I was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps while stationed in Camp Pendleton, California on Febuary 27, 2008. I was a 1371 Combat Engineer and 0933 Marksmanship Coach, work with Demolitions a lot and along with construction and instructed Marines from my Battalion how to qualify on Wilcox Rifle Range with the M16A2/A4 and M9 service pistol. I enjoyed what I got to do, but I also hate the crap that came with it. I've been all over the southeast regions of Asia on the 31st MEU and down in South America with UNITAS 41 where the ship that I was embarked on (USS La Moure County (LST-1194) ran aground and was sank the following year with UNITAS 42 SINKEX. I was stationed in Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; and in Okinawa Japan. During the 31st MEU I've been to Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Russia. On UNITAS 41 I've gone to Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil. And Iraq due to a 7 month deployment with CLB-7 in 2006.

Current City:

Murrieta

Current State:

California

Hometown:

Titusville

Home State:

Florida

High School:

Titusville High School

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Occupation:

Camp Pendleton FMD Waste Water

Colleges Attended:

Centeral Texas College
Mount San Jacinto College

Interests:

Family, Movies, Listening to Music, Outdoor Activities, Watching Sports, Travel, Cooking, Computers / Internet, Gaming, running, mountian biking, paintball.

Favorite Quote:

"Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them." -Darth Vader

Favorite Color:

Blue

Favorite Movie:

Star Wars, In Harm's Way, The Devil's Brigade, Band Of Brothers

Favorite Book:

"A bold fresh piece of humanity" by Bill O'Reilly