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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| Now | Then | | |
| 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 |
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| USS Hancock | locateUSSHancock |
| USS Ticonderoga | locateUSSTiconderoga |
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| US CT locations - year |
Other CT locations - year |
| Camp Lejeune, NC | 1966 |
| Camp Pendelton, CA | 1969 |
| Pensacola, FL | 1966 |
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| Germany: Bremerhaven | 1967 |
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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 Personal Quote: 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 |