SouthEast Asia (S.E.A.) Service

  Kue, Okinawa (1963), ARMY MEDCEN

  Korat, Thailand (64-65) 31st Field Hospital



Pay Grade:  E-5  SP/5  (in Korat)

MOS:  931.3J  Title: Med Lab Specialist

Retired - Command Sergeant Major 

U.S. Army Reserves (34 Years)
 
Job Description:  

  As the only Lab person, I was responsible

for all the lab procedures to include blood 

counts, urine tests, bacteriology, chemistry 

tests, drawing donors, and yes, even checking 

smears, etc. for "Social Diseases" and

rendering diagnoses to the Docs so they could 

treat folks.  The most important job I had, 

however, was running the pre-embarkation 

blood/urine tests so folks could go home.  

  I also ran a Lab Assistant school for several Thai Nationals.


  Left  Thailand, went back to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C.

in December, 1965.  Wasn't long I came down on overseas orders again.  At 

this point, my dad died and I really didn't want to leave my mom...comedy of 

errors trying to get compassionate reassignment, so I got out (ETS) as an E6.  

Worked in D.C. in a hospital until 1972, then moved down here where my family 

was.  Got married, went to work in a safety job (nuclear) at the shipyard here, 

working on Navy nuclear boats.  Did that 20 years, became known as the ]

"department computer guy".  Transferred to computer department, working there 

now.

  Joined the Army Reserve in D.C.; got called up for "Desert Storm" (Mobilization 

Specialist), stayed at the MEDCENTER in Denver; retired as a Command Sergeant 

Major in 1997 with a total of 34 years.  I can't draw retirement until age 60

or 2004.  Looking forward to that check, although it will be smaller than 

conventional retirement, ie, about 30% or so.

2002 July Veterans Reunion in Washington, D.C. at the Wall ...



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