Ronald Menke:
CLASS OF 1967
Newburgh Free AcademyClass of 1967
Newburgh, NY
Ronald's Story
I joined the Marine Corps at the early age of 17 so I didn't finish high school but I did get my GED.When I turned 18 I already had 1 year in the Marines and received my 1st set of orders to Vietnam,I was there for 19 months on my 1st tour, I was there from 1966 to 1968. When I returned to the states I served in numerous duty stations to include Marine Barracks NAS Lakehurst,NJ and then received my 2nd set of orders back to Vietnam, I arrived there in 1970, my rank was Sgt. and I served with 7th Engineer Bn where my Plt Commander was kia and I was promoted to 2nd Lt with a combat commission,I chose to take a discharge at the end of my enlistment and returned to Newburgh where I stayed until 1975 when I decided to return to active duty and retired from the Marines in 1989 and decided t...Expand for more
o stay in Sneads Ferry,NC and went to community college and became a police officer and retired as a criminal investigator.My body has been through alot over the years of military service so now I am paying for it and as a result I am a 100% disabled veteran because of service connected injuries. I guess you could say that I sit around and do nothing, but I earned that right.
I collect stamps and coins to include knives,watches and anything to do with Harley-Davidson and NasCar.
I love to ride my Harley and because of that love and the commitment for the Pow/Mia's still unaccounted for from all wars I joined an orginazation known as Rolling Thunder so that I could educate the public and make them aware of the Pow/Mia issues and also to help all veterans who are in need of VA services.
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