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I enlisted after high school in the Marine Corps in 1962. Finished boot camp, infantry training and aviation mechanics school prior to I&I duty at Willow Grove NAS,

My father was a Marine Lieutenant during World War II. He was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and stationed at Camp Lejeune.

Ed Kenney – Brief Biography
Golf 2/7 Viet Nam – Dec 67 to Dec 68- 3rd Plt. Cdr. (7 Mos) & XO (4Mos)
(15 named combat operations)
Operation Meade River Sept 68
Echo 2/7 Vietnam – Dec 68 to Jan 69 – CO (2 mo)
Recruiting Station Los Angeles – Enlistment Officer.

I was born in Providence, RI, the son of a career Marine who flew Corsairs in World War II and Korea.  When he was in flight training,

Born and raised Atlantic City, NJ. Product of public schools- thank you. Dartmouth undergrad ’65. PLC program for two summers (driving a beer truck in the off time).

Shortly after I returned from Vietnam, an old Colonel quipped that “. . . sometimes peacetime can be harder on you than war.” I scoffed inwardly at the time,