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        Larry Fincher                                            
       
 
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 Reported to Parris Island, Platoon 103, January 3, 1961.  From Boot Camp to Camp Geiger and then on to Pensacola for school.  Reported to Kaneohe Bay in January 1962 and set sail for the Philippines on February 1, 1962 aboard the USS Okanogan.  Returned to Kaneohe Bay and flew to Pleiku in May.  

Returned to Kaneohe Bay in September 1962.  Returned to Pleiku in January 1963 and moved to Phu Bai.  Reported in at Adak in February 1964 and was discharged at Bremerton, Wa. on December 14, 1964.

Went to work for Duke Power Co. on December 18 1964 and stayed with them for 35 years.  Married my high school sweetheart, Elizabeth, in May 1965.  May of this year we will celebrated 45 years together.  We have a son and daughter who has blessed us with five beautiful grandchildren. Ted Dudley and Janet now

We retired in 1999 and have been in cruise mode ever since. 

I worked for a year after retirement building wheel chair ramps and repairing homes for disabled folks.

I am proud to be a Marine, but especially proud to have been associated with such a great group.

Semper Fi,  Larry     

 

 


 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Larry Finche, Parris Island

 

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