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11/11/2021

VETERANS DAY 2021 - My Father served with A Company, 1st Marine Division, 1st Engineers in Korea at Inchon, the Battle for Seoul and Chosin Reservoir. Here is an article depicting a typical Marine Rifle Company in Korea.

Daily News, Los Angeles
Thursday October 26, 1950

13 Purple Hearts, 4 graves tell the story of Rifle Squad

WONSAN, Korea, Oct 26 – There were 13 of them when the squad pulled out of San Diego, and today only five are left. Thirteen Purple Hearts – and wooden crosses over 4 graves – tell the story of their war...

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I Studied Political Science, Philosophy, Constitutional Law and International Relations (Politics of Oil) at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. Today, I am a retired entrepreneurial executive with more than 45 years’ experience in business start-up and development across multiple industries. I have authored several successful business plans while co-founding, raising capital and managing companies in diverse markets including Professional Sports (Golf), High-tech Database Development, Direct Marketing & Fulfillment, Waste Heat Recovery for Power Generation and Molecular Diagnostics for Animal, Plant & Human applications. I currently sit on the Board of a privately held corporation and consult on management and governance issues.

As a member of the Weber County Republican Party, I have been a County and State delegate, Precinct Chair and Vice Chair, Legislative District Chair and Vice Chair, served on the County Central Committee, County Executive Committee, the State Central Committee, and Chaired a Sub-committee on Ethics for the State Executive Committee. I am conservative, well read and active in political debate.

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