CPT Robert Boshears

Army | Infantry Officer

Dates of Service: Aug 1972 - Jun 1997

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: OCS, Nov 1977

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Bio

Kind of still attached to the Army. My wife is a Supervising Professor in the European, Latin American Languages Department at DLI, Presidio of Monterey. After 30 years away from Fort Ord, I am back...only the once vibrant military installation is one disgrace. The one good thing, is a huge VA clinic is being built right on my old Bn & Bde headquarters area.

Military Experiences

Deck Ape

USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 | Yankee Station Vietnam

Deck Ape, gun crew.

Battalion Personnel Officer (S1)

4th Bn. 17th IN, 7th ID Light | Fort Ord, CA

Recalled to AD. The only Reserve Officer in this Cohort unit...and got kept, ha. Best unit ever!

Deployments

Started in 1972

Vietnam War

Was scared to death. Got hit by our own stuff (I hope not intentionally). Thought I made a great career move when someone came in our gun mount and asked if anyone could type. My hand went up...I got moved back about 150 feet, with no armor protection, but a lot of them bubble gum looking noise suppressers.

Philippine outback. Played with Abu Sayaf

Sanguillen area. Commanded Army, Army Reserves, Marines And Navy Seals; that I never saw... oh, two Army tugs. Protected go to war stock about 20 miles from Cubi Point NAS.