Smidgens of text taken from a linkedin page.
I am Retired from the U.S. ARMY
where I was a Long Range Recon Patrol Leader in Vietnam for two years as an 11B40P (Infantry Airborne Ranger Team Leader), return to the states got out and started college and worked. I was out approx. a year when I returned to the Army and Changed from Infantry to Vechicle, Generator (Aux Power), Track Maintenance, still as an Airborne Ranger. My last 7 to 8 years was spent as an Army Recruiter 00R40P/G (every postion from field recruiter, station commander, guidence counselor, temporary Company First Sgt ) and retired.
U.S. Army Recruiting Command
December 1980 – April 1988 (7 years 5 months)
Work from every thing from being a field recriuter, station commander, guidence counselor, training nco to temporary
Company 1SGT and then retired. Tried to return during Desert storm but due to combat injurys my request was declined. I concider myself to this day as a "PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER"
Platoon SGT 75th Rangers
U.S. Army Airborne Ranger Retired
January 1969 – December 1980 (12 years)
trained new soldiers that came in to the Motor Pool on equipment ranging full aux power equipment to Track (Tanks, Self propeled 105 Cannon) to become better mechanics when they came in as well as Ranger Training mostly hand to hand warfare.
LRRP TEAM LEADER VIETNAM
U.S. Army Airborne Ranger Retired
January 1969 – December 1970 (2 years)
He was a mechanic who taught "hand to hand warfare." I think Steven Seagal might have made a movie based on this man's life.