Mark Drain:
CLASS OF 1980
Jerome High SchoolClass of 1980
Jerome, ID
University of Idaho - ForestryClass of 1996
Moscow, ID
College of Southern IdahoClass of 1992
Twin falls, ID
Mark's Story
Workplace
CURRENTLY PARTS DEPT MANAGER AT CANYON MOTORS SUBARU IN TWIN FALLS, IDAHO. I'VE BEEN IN THE PARTS BUSINESS FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS.
Military
I JOINED THE NAVY RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, TO SEE THE WORLD. AFTER BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO AND "A" SCHOOL IN MILLINGTON,TN FOR AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN (GLORIFIED MECHANIC), I WAS ASSIGNED TO FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION IN NEVADA. JACKRABBITS AND SAGEBRUSH - NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN IDAHO. FROM THERE, I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS TARAWA (LHA-1) AN AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP STATIONED OUT OF SAN DIEGO,CA. I MET THE SHIP IN BEIRUT, LEBANON P...Expand for more
ERFORMING PEACEKEEPING DUTIES THERE. RIGHT AFTER WE LEFT BEIRUT SOME SUICIDE BOMBER BLEW UP THE MARINE BARRACKS IN BEIRUT AND KILLED SOME MARINES WE HAD LEFT THERE AS A CONTINGENT. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE LOSS WE ALL FELT THAT DAY. THE NEXT THREE YEARS WERE THE BEST YEARS AND THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE. I SAW MORE OF THE WORLD AND LEARNED MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. THE LAST FOUR YEARS I SPENT AT POINT MUGU MISSILE TEST CENTER NEAR OXNARD,CA. IN ALL, I SPENT 10 YEARS IN THE NAVY UNTIL I WAS GIVEN A MEDICAL DISCHARGE FOR MY KNEES WHICH WORE OUT RUNNING ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF THE AMPHIB.
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