I am a Marine Corps Veteran who served on active duty from 1956-1959 and in the active reserves from
1960-1964 when I tried to reenlist to OCS (after college) but was not allowed to because we had two children at the time.
After Parris Island and Infantry Training, I was transferred to a Force Recon Company and served as a scout swimmer (mos 0343) for a couple of years,until I transferred out for desk duty when my wife joined me in North Carolina after our marriage....
Recon was an exciting company for a kid of eighteen....all the stuff you see on the comercials...the rubber (nylon rafts....called LCNS or Landing Craft Nylon) Black faces, with cammies and sneakers on....We had a jump platoon, people who had gone to survival school in Panama....and a great deal of pride.....
I am proud of my service time and say Semper Fi to all those who have served our country.....