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Garo Missakian
SSgt. Garo G. Missakian, USMC
1966 Camp Pendleton 5th MARDIV, CA
1967 Camp Lejune 1st MARDIV,NC
1968 Okinawa 1st MARDIV,
1968-1969 1st MARDIV DaNang, Vietnam.
"Saying all that, where I have been, was a nightmare -- "Tet" offensive was the worst. What I have done in hell stays in hell. There was no place for cameras in Nam's jungles. Have some battle scars and been up for the Navy Cross. I thought I will fight this so my children would not have to; my son went to the Gulf and Somalia, go figure that!
Will send some pics when I dig them up."
Harry Gurunlian
Harry (Hrair) Gurunlian in the army - far right
(Contributed by Varoujean Avedis Tilbian)
Gregory Richardson (aka Krikor Kevork Erzingatzian), Commander US Navy, retired
Photo taken in Wonji, 1968
After serving 25 years in the military (5 years in the US Army, 20 years in the US Navy), Commander Gregory Richardson retired in January 1997.
He was born Krikor Kevork in Addis Ababa. He is the son of Isabelle Avakian and Yervant Erzingatzian. He moved to the US soon after he completed his studies at the French Lycée Gebre Mariam in Addis Ababa.
Currently, he is a professor of French, Spanish and Latin at St Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano.
Here is an impressive listing of Gregory Richardson's medals:
1. Defense Meritorious Service Medal
2. U.S. Navy Commendation Medal (Gold Star)
3. U.S. Navy Commendation Medal (1st Award)
4. U.S. Army Commendation Medal
5. U.S. Navy Achievement Medal (3 awards: Medal plus 2 Gold Stars)
6. Joint Meritorious Unit Award
7. Meritorious Unit Commendation
8. Battle Efficiency, Battle "E" (3 awards)
9. U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal
10. U.S. Navy Expeditionnary Medal (with Bronze Star)
11. National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
12. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with Bronze Star)
13. South West Asia Medal (with Bronze Star)
14. Sea Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Stars)
15. U.S. Naval Sea Service Ribbon
16. Expert Rifleman
17. Supply Corps Surface Warfare Officer Pin
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