Gary Nutley:  

I left Cincinnati in Aug 1970 when I joined the US Marine Corps. While I was in boot camp I received a letter from General Electric telling me that I received a scholarship from them to attend UC. If I would have received that letter a month earlier I guess my life would have been a little different, but no regrets. I originally enlisted thinking that I would complete my 3 year enlistment and return to Cincy. My plans changed and I ended up completing a 20 year career. After completing my initial training I was stationed in Okinawa and was asked to do some traveling while there. I traveled to Hong Kong, Coast of Vietnam, Philippines, and Mount Fuji, Japan. After my overseas tour I was stationed at Marine Barracks 8 & I in Washington DC. This was very unique duty because this is the unit that services all ceremonies in DC to include The White House, Camp David, Arlington Cemetery and any Military function in the area. I was selected to be one of the 80 Marines that guarded the Brezhnev entourage in the Camp David area in June 1973. Rose and I met in 1973 and we were married in October of 75 just before completing my tour in DC. Following my tour in DC I was then ordered to Recruiter School and stationed in Lakeland, Fl. I also completed a BA in Business from Columbia College of Missouri while on recruiting duty. My following duty stations included Marine Corps Finance Center in Kansas City, MO; Back to Okinawa for a 3 year tour where my son Jerrad was born; Marine Barracks New London, CT; Marine Barracks Subic Bay, Philippines and then stationed at Marine Corps Supply Depot in Albany, GA. where I ...Expand for more