Lance Corporal william cullen

Etters , PA

As I sit here at my PC pecking away at my keyboard (I still can't type worth a damn!) Some 37 years have passed since my service with "the green machine"! I wonder how our young Marines now refer to the Corps LOL! Once again, 21000 US Marines take up the lead role in Afghan land where even our vaunted allies, the British, have passed the task on. Our Marines are born again hard and will ask nor take quarter from the Taliban. I reflect on what my service has given me. I received a valuable education as a Ground Radio Repairman(MOS 2841), background that allowed me to work as an electronics tech for BAE systems on combat vehicles. It allowed me to get my B.A. on the GI bill and a 30yr. civil service career with the Army at Letterkenny AD and Navy logistics at NAVICP. I have several young friends that have served in the Corps and they also have come to the same conclusions. I wish I could serve the Corps again in some way, using my background and experience.