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Michael R Straw last modified: March 11, 2016
Personal Information:
Member Status: Profile
First MI Last Name: Michael R Straw
Nickname: Mike
Email: mstraw0001_AT_msn_DOT_com
City: Buffalo
State: New York
ZIP: 14220-1336
Country: United States of America
Gender: Male
Homepage:
Occupation: Information Technology (Retired)
Company: Kaleida Health
Company Web Site: www.kaleidahealth.org
USMC:
Years in-out: 1966-1970
Vietnam in-out: 1969-1970
MOS-Language: 2575, 2531
Last Rank: USMC-Sgt
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Conflicts I was awarded medals
  Vietnam
War zone locations - year US Naval Ships - year
  Vietnam: Chu Lai 1970
  Vietnam: Danang 1969
  Vietnam: Hill 55 1969
  Vietnam: Hill 63/LZ Baldy 1970
  Vietnam: Hill 327 1969
  Vietnam: Hoi An 1970
  USS Hancock locateUSSHancock
  USS Ticonderoga locateUSSTiconderoga
US CT locations - year Other CT locations - year
  Camp Lejeune, NC 1966
  Camp Pendelton, CA 1969
  Pensacola, FL 1966
  Germany: Bremerhaven 1967

USMC Travels:

Parris Island, MCRD - 9/66 - 11/66
Camp Geiger, 2nd MarDiv (ITR) - 11/66-12/66
Pensacola, Company "K" MARSUPTBN - 12/66 - 5/67
Co 'F' MARSUPTBN, Bremerhaven, GY 5/67 - 4/69
Camp Pendleton, 1st MarDiv RVN reinforcement training 4/69 - 5/69
Da Nang, RVN, 2nd SSCT, 1st MarDiv - 5/69 - 6/70
TAD SpecOps to 1st RadBn, 7th MarReg-S2, 1st MarDiv, LZ Baldy Hill 63 10/69 - 5/70
Separation Co. MCRD, San Diego - discharged active duty 6/25/70

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Hobbies:

Fishing, Hunting, Camping and working on my computer.

News:

Numerous AO problems.. lost my lungs in 2009, had a right lung transplant, open heart surgery, kidney disease, Insulin Diabetic, Bad arms, legs, hands neuropathy, and bladder cancer several times and still counting.... What Freaking Next!.......GEEZ

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