Robert Elwood Strouse

Robert Elwood Strouse, aka “Marine Joe,” Marine Corps, 1965-1969 Robert joined the Marines right out of high school and he served in the 1st Batallion, 3rd Regiment. He served in I-Core south of DMZ where there was a lot of heat and fire. 3rd Marines wore...

Norman Williams

Marine Corps: 1970 – 1973 Navy: 1985 – 2000 Air Force: 2000 – 2008 Norm was stationed at Camp Pendleton where he was a Tank Operator M48A1’s. Norm also spent some time in Adak, Alaska where he worked as a chaser. During Norm’s time in the...

Sgt Joseph Dempsey

Joseph graduated from Enterprise High School in Redding, CA in 2012 and decided to serve his country by enlisting in the Marine Corps. He was an 0612 Tactical SwitchBoard Operator but as soon as he was assigned to a fleet he was a Radio Operator (0621). Joseph was a...

Sgt Zachary Dempsey

In 2010, Zach Dempsey joined the Marine Corps immediately after graduating from high school.  After completing Basic Training and the Marine Combat Training course, Zach was trained in the Field RadioOperators course.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines...