A Veteran is someone who at one point in their life
wrote a blank check made payable
to the United States of America
for an amount up to,
and including
their life

1964 to 1969 -- United States Marine Corps

Booth Camp -- House Mouse, Squad Leader, Meritorious Promotion to Private First Class (E-2)
ITR -- Platoon Commander
Quantico -- ISO
Staging Battalion -- Platoon Guide
Viet Nam -- Meritorious Promotion to Sergeant (E-5) before 20^th Birthday, NCOIC Regimental Press Center
Kansas City, Des Moines -- PANCO

Rifle Sharpshooter Medal, Rifle Marksman Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon w/Star
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Ribbon w/Palm Devise & Gold Frame
Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnamese Service Medal w/2 Stars
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medal w/Silver Star
Vietnamese Campaign Medal w/Device
Honorable Discharge