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Sgt Richard Payne

Marine Corps | Drill Instructor

Dates of Service: Oct 1966 - Nov 1971

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Bio

Retired from the VA in 2013. I am widower since March 2020 and Live in Platteville, Colorado with 3 dogs, my service dog and 4 cats.

Military Experiences

1971

Weapons Section Leader

G CO, 2/9 3rd Marine Div | Okinawa, Japan

Machine Gun Section Leader

1969 - 1971

Drill Instructor

1st Recruit Training BN | MCRD San Diego, CA

Junior Drill Instructor

1968 - 1969

Squad Member

A Co 1/27 | Kaneohe, HI

Battalion Landing Team

Feb 1968 - Sep 1968

Squad Member

3rd Combined Action Group | Vietnam

Small unit combat operations

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Deployments

(1 year, 3 months)

Jul 1967 - Sep 1968

Vietnam War

Rifleman, Radio Operator, Machine Gunner

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Started in 1969

Drill Instructor School

Marine Corps NCO School

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Airborne School

Foreign Language Skills

1968

Dialects of Vietnamese

Additional Specialization(s)

1968

0451: Airborne and Air Delivery Specialist

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Personal Information

Interests

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Sgt David G Duchesneau

Marine Corps | Rifleman

General Manager/CEO at Self Employed, STANDA, Inc.

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