John Buoye:  

John is from West Orange, New Jersey. He is married to Lucy (Valcos) Buoye. John and Lucy married in 1972. They have three sons and two grandsons. John and Lucy reside in Verona, NJ where they have lived since 1974. Following graduation from Our Lady of the Valley High School, John attended the University of Notre Dame in 1961-62 (Freshman Year of Studies - Liberal Arts), He left Notre Dame after one year and obtained employment at The Prudential Insurance Company of America in Newark, NJ in June, 1962 . In January, 1963 John resumed his college studies at Rutgers University College in Newark (Evening Division). He pursued a Business Curriculum until March, 1966 when he was inducted into the U.S. Army. He took Basic Training at Fort Dix (NJ) and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk (LA). John had an Infantry Rifleman MOS and received orders to the Republic of Vietnam for overseas duty in a hazardous duty/combat zone. After spending nine days luxuriating at the Long Binh Replacement Depot ( Google It) awaiting assignment to his next duty station, John was sent to the 35th Engineer Group and from there assigned to the 87th Engineer Battalion (Construction) where he served as an Engineer Supply Parts Specialist at the Battalion's S-4 (Construction Materials Supply Yard), preparing Requisitions for Materials from Bills of Material for various military construction projects. After serving at Cam Ranh Bay, RVN for 16 months, John returned to "The World" in December, 1967 and resumed his employment a month later at The Prudential. The "normal" tour of duty in Vietnam was 12 months, but the Engineers always had difficulty getting adequate replacements for their 12-month rotations, so John took advantage of "an offer he couldn't refuse"....extend his tour for 4 more months and get out of active duty approximately 3 months early. John was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement for his service. John attended Fairleigh Dickinson University (Florham Park) and received ...Expand for more