Me - US Army 1984-87 54C Smoke Generator Operator, Tool Room Clerk, TAMMS Clerk, PLL Clerk, Protocol Driver 164th CML Co, Ft Lewis, WA, Air Assault Class 20-86 Ft Campbell, KY 1986

Brother US Army 1986-1990 98G Russian Linguist/MI/Signal Interceptor, Garlstedt Germany

Dad - USMCR LtCol, (Retarded) 1963-1986 With Active drills from Quantico-Lejeune-29 Palms-Pt Mugu

Uncle - US Army Engineer Corps attached to SF Group in Viet Nam 1968-1972 (I think)

Great Uncle (Paternal) - US Army - Cavalry 1937-1942 (Did the E1,E2,E3,E2,E3,E4,E3,E4,E5,E4,E5 Promotion/Demotion thing, usually as a result of the combination of hookers and booze),
1st Special Service Force 1942-44

Aleutians campaign, 1943
* Kiska & Little Kiska - August 15-August 19, 1943
* Segula Island - August 17, 1943

Italian (Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno) campaigns 1943-1944
* Monte la Difensa, Rocca d'Evandro - December 3-December 6, 1943
* Monte la Remetanea, Rocca d'Evandro - December 6-December 9, 1943
* Monte Sambúcaro, S.Pietro-S.Vittore - December 25 (Christmas Day), 1943
* Radicosa, S.Vittore - January 4, 1944
* Monte Majo - January 6, 1944
* Monte Vischiataro - January 8, 1944
* Anzio - February 2-May 10, 1944
* Monte Arrestino - May 25, 1944
* Rocca Massima - May 27, 1944
* Colle Ferro - June 2, 1944
* Rome - June 4, 1944

Southern France, (Alpes-Maritimes) campaign, 1944
* Iles d'Hyères - August 14-August 17, 1944
* Grasse - August 24, 1944
* Villeneuve-Loubet - August 26, 1944
* Vence - September 1, 1944
* Drap - September 3, 1944
* L'Escarène - September 5, 1944
* La Turbie - September 6, 1944
* Menton - September 7, 1944

Rhineland campaign, 1944
* Franco-Italian border - September 7 - November 30, 1944

Korea 1950-1953,
Instructor Spec Warfare Center Ft Bragg, 1962
MAAG Advisor, Viet Nam, 1962
Retired as LTC 1972
Purple Heart (4 clusters 2 in WWII, 2 in Korea), Silver Star (3 clusters 1 in WWII, 2 in Korea), Bronze Star (in WWII,), Airborne, CIB x 2 (WWII/Korea).
He was a true Warrior.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all vets, past and present, for your service and sacrifice,