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Robert Steinheimer last modified: April 24, 2007
Personal Information:
Member Status: Profile
First MI Last Name: Robert Steinheimer
Nickname: Bob
Email: Whipzop_AT_comcast_DOT_net
City: Frederick
State: Maryland
ZIP: 21702
Country: United States
Gender: Male
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Occupation: Retired
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USMC:
Years in-out: 1962-1987
Vietnam in-out: 1968-1969
MOS-Language: 2571, 2573, 2574 - Armenian, Russian, (8 week Vietnamese), 2621, 2642 - Russian, 2629, 2602
Last Rank: Captain
Now Then
Conflicts I was awarded medals
  Vietnam
War zone locations - year Other CT locations - year
  Vietnam: Camp Carroll 1968
  Vietnam: Con Thien 1969
  Vietnam: Dong Ha 1968
  Vietnam: FSBFuller/ Dong Ha Mtn 1968
  United States: Adak, AK 1975
  United States: Camp Lejeune, NC 1965
  United States: Ft Meade, MD 1972
  United States: Kaneohe Bay, HI 1967
  United States: Monterey, CA 1966
  United States: Washington, DC 1982
  Japan: Kamiseya 1970
  Japan: Misawa 1971
  Japan: Torri Station, Okinawa 1977
  Morocco: Sidi Yahia locateSidiYahiaMorocco

USMC Travels:

PISC 1/63, ITR Camp Lejeune 4/63, Pensacola CT/R 5/63-11/63, DLIEC (Armenian) Wash DC 1/64-7/64), Camp Lejeune (2ndRadBn) 8/64-2/66), DLIWC (Russian)) Monterey 3/66-12/66, Kaneohe Bay (1st RadBn) 12/66-5/68), Vietnam, SubUnit 1 1st RadBn & 1st RadBn 6/30/68 to 7/18/69 (Ditty chaser, DF'er, CommOp) w/ 5th Plt, Ops Co, Camp Carroll and Con Thien; helped close site at Camp Carroll in Nov '68; did @ 2-3 week stint as DF op on Dong Ha Mtn {B4 it became FSB Fuller}; got to most Ops Co sites, including Gio Linh, C-1, LZ Stud - Vandegrift Combat Base, Tiger Tooth Mtn, Hill 881 {some either on pay call or resupply}, Co. E, MSB, Kamiseya ('69-'71), Co. E, MSB, Misawa ('71-'72), NSA ('72-'73), SNCO DegreeCompProg, Univ of Maryland, College Park ('73-'74), Adak AK ('75-'76), 1stRadBn ('76-'79, WO BasicCrs Quantico (2/78-5/78), back to 1stRadBn, Det "R", Republic of South Korea 12/78-4/79, 4/79-5/79 Team Spirit Exercise near Pohang, Republic of South Korea, NSA ('79-'81), NavIntelCmd, Suitland, MD ('81-'84), HQMC (SSO--'84-'87), Retired 6/30/1987 and residing in Frederick, Maryland

Personal Quote:

Ronald Reagan--A lot of people go through life not knowing whether or not they made a difference. Marines don't have that problem

Hobbies:

Golf, fishing, grand kids

News:

Attended law school at night 1983-1987--awarded JD May 1987; passed MD bar in Nov 1987 --began practicing as Assistant State's Attorney in Montgomery County MD 7/88-- Held numerous positions in that office, prosecuting almost every type crime from petty theft to murder--Retired August 1, 2006 after 18 years

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