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Calvin M Straker last modified: October 23, 2007
Personal Information:
Member Status: Profile
First MI Last Name: Calvin M Straker
Nickname: Mike
Email: gomenne_AT_mac_DOT_com
City: Hudson
State: Florida
ZIP: 34667
Country: United States of America
Gender: Male
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Occupation: Nurse
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USMC:
Years in-out: 1963-1969
Vietnam in-out: 1966-1968
MOS-Language: 2571, 2574-SerboCroatian
Last Rank: USMC-Sgt
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Conflicts I was awarded medals
  Vietnam
War zone locations - year US Naval Ships - year
  Vietnam: Hill 327 1966
  Vietnam: Phu Bai 1968
US CT locations - year Other CT locations - year
  Camp Lejeune, NC 1969
  Monterey, CA 1965
  Pensacola, FL 1964
  Japan: Kamiseya 1965

USMC Travels:

MCRD Parris Island Oct to Jan 1964
Camp Lejeune from Jan to Feb 1964
Corry Field from Mar 1964 to Nov 1964
DLI Monterey from Nov 64 to Sept 65
Co. E Kami Seya Japan from Sept 65 to Mar 66
TAD to 1stRadBn from Mar 66 to Sept 66
Returned to Japan from Sept 66 to Sept 67
To Co L Phu Bai from Oct 67 to June 68
To 2ndRadBn from June 68 to discharge on 9/30/69
During 15 months at 2ndRadio,I was TAD to Sidi Yahia, Morocco.

Personal Quote:

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt

Hobbies:

Beach combing and reading

News:

Retired as a Letter carrier after 27 years and am letting my body and mind recuperate from the experience. Have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Relocated to Florida after living and working in Arizona for 25 years.

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