From: Bruce Beattie (bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 15 2002 - 19:34:26 PST
I tried to get into the Corps when I was 16, but they made me wait until I was
17.
Now Gunny can sit down and BS with my Dad who was also in the Corps.
Thanks Gunny!
Eugenio Pantano wrote:
> Folks ..a very long time friend and valued Military Vehicle Owner..Charles
> Carey passed away this week. Charlie landed at Tarawa and was wounded by a
> nice little guy in the jungles there. He was at the time 16 years old..!!
> After getting to the aid station..and off to recovery..he was given the
> choice of discharge or stay in.. (he was by now 17)..he opted to stay in
> ..and - after serving in Korea and Vietnam..he retired from the US Marines.
> Charlie was awarded "2" Purple Hearts and the Silver Star. After his Marine
> Corps retirement he went to work for the Sheriff's Department in Ft Worth,
> Texas....retiring from there. "Gunny" was a great friend..and will be very
> much missed. Gene
>
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