Ryan Benson:
CLASS OF 1995
Grant Community High SchoolClass of 1995
Fox lake, IL
University of Illinois - EconomicsClass of 2001
Urbana, IL
Gavin South Junior High SchoolClass of 1991
Ingleside, IL
Gavin North Elementary SchoolClass of 1988
Lake villa, IL
Gavin Central Elementary SchoolClass of 1986
Ingleside, IL
Ryan's Story
Life
After High School I enlisted into the finest, most professional organization in the world...the United States Marine Corps. I attained the rank of Sergeant in the reserve and the Marine Corps paid for my tuition at the University of Illinois. I graduated from the U of I in December of 2000. I was commissioned and I am now a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. I was the acting Officer Selection Officer for Central Illinois for a brief period. I attended the Basic Officer Course and the Infantry Officer Course from April t...Expand for more
hrough December of 2001 at the Marine Corps Combat Deveopment Command in Quantico, VA. I am currently the 2nd Platoon Commander for Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The Marine Corps has become almost a religious experience for me. It would be impossible to find the type of esprit de corps and comraderie exuded by the Marine Corps and her Marines in any other organization in the world. It is because of the Marine Corps ethos, that we are the world's 911 force in readiness. Hoo Rah Marine Corps and Semper Fidelis.
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