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Born & Raised on the South Side of Chicago, all bad neighborhoods from the time i was 8 till 15, housing projects, gangs, being jumped and shot at. Thru it all I had my family, mom, dad, 5 bros & sisters, strong loving bond with family. Being afraid as a kid helped me in Nam.
Military Experiences
Deployments
(1 year, 3 months)Feb 1966 - Mar 1966
Vietnam War
Worked nights key punching 2 digit return codes onto IBM cards for those returning home. We were just waiting for them in DaNang to get ready for us to arrive.
Mar 1966 - Dec 1966
Vietnam War
Personnel Specialist, CBPO. Apr - Jun volunteered as a Flare kicker with the 311th Air Commando Sq. (until my boss found out and 'asked' me to quit).
Had 27 combat missions, 135 hr flying time.
Dec 1966
Travis AFB, CA.
Discharged, Dec 21, 1966.
Dec 1965 - Jan 1966
Clark AB, PI
Personnel specialist