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Medically Retired CW4. Russian, Byelorussian and German language Translator, Interpreter and Interrogator. Twenty eight years of service i Army National Guard, US Army and State Department. Here is a link to a poem I wrote about our service and some of my own: http://cw4ru.blogspot.com/2005/12/a-brothersister-on-wall.html .
Military Experiences
Sep 1975 - Apr 2003
Chief Warrant Officer 4
1995 September. Interpreted for Belarussian military visit to Utah National Guard.
1995 October. Interpreted for multiple Belarussian visits to Military Posts across the US.
1987. Special Assignment: US Department of State. Temporary Diplomatic Courier assigned to ride ‘shotgun’ in trucks carrying building supplies to reconstruct the top two floors of the US Embassy which had been heavily bugged by the Soviets.
1988 to 1989. INF Treaty implementation. Translator/Interpreter. Deputy Inspection Site Commander.
01/1991-04/1991. Gulf War. Deputy Commander Document Exploitation Team.
2001- 2003. Operation Enduring Freedom. Stationed in Uzbekistan. Injured and medically evacuated to Fort Cambell for medical treatment until Medically Retired.
Sep 1975 - Apr 1976
Translator, Interpreter, Interrogator
28 years of National Guard/US Army Service.
1975 - 2003. Annual 2 week training events in years otherwise not on assignment.
1975-2003. Russian Translator/Interpreter/Interrogator.
1975-1976. DLI Russian Basic Course. Graduated. 3-3.1980s German language translation for several ‘Exercise Reforger’ in Germany.
1987 - 1990. Translator/Interpreter for Soviet Delegations during multiple inspections of the Tooele (Utah) Chemical Agent Disposal Facility under auspices of the Agreement on Destruction and Non-production of Chemical Weapons.
1986 3 wks. Berlin Classified Translation Mission.1995-1996 Partnership for Peace. The Utah National Guard partnered with Belarus. Special Belarusian language course.
1995 July. Interpreted for Utah National Guard visit to Belarus.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Foreign Language Skills
2001
Russian (3/3)
1999
Belorussian (1+/1+)
1975
German (3/3)
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Academic Degrees