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Charles Carmin
1stSgt Carmin served in the United States Marine Corps from April 1947 to May 1968 for a total of twenty years and ten months. His story is about his experience starting with boot camp in San Diego...view more1stSgt Carmin served in the United States Marine Corps from April 1947 to May 1968 for a total of twenty years and ten months. His story is about his experience starting with boot camp in San Diego, his first duty station, a short tour in Tsingtao China, the Korean war starting with Inchon, the Chosin Reservoir, and on until rotation in October 1951. Peacetime duty in Norfolk & Trinidad BWI, Duty in the Second Marine Division, Duty in Quantico, Virginia and at Parris Island as a Drill Instructor. With the 6th Marines on a Med. cruise. The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crises. Various schools attended and a tour on Okinawa. He relates some of the differences between his experience in Korea as a rifleman and fire-team leader and being a 1stSgt of a Marine Rifle Company in Vietnam.view less