Richard Castro:
CLASS OF 1966
Tucson High SchoolClass of 1966
Tucson, AZ
Pima Community CollegeClass of 1982
Tucson, AZ
Richard's Story
Life
I left Tucson High in May 1965 with the encouragement of Dean Rhoda. This was due to my repeated ditching from certain classes and I didn’t want to notify my parents that Mr. Rhoda wanted to meet with them.
I joined the Navy on my way home that same morning and within two weeks after my 17th birthday (May (65) I was on my way to Basic Training at San Diego. My good fortune was that the placement testing pointed me towards being a Navy Medical Corpsman. later that same year graduated from Naval Hospital Corps School at Balboa Naval Hospital (Dec.65) My first duty station was Oaknoll Naval Hospital in Oakland CA.
In spring of 1966 I received orders to attend Field Medical Service School at Camp Pendelton. After graduation (Sep 66) I was deployed to Viet Nam and to what became my most significant contribution of my Military Service. I was assigned to the 2nd Battalion - 4th Marine Regiment, The Magnificent Bast—ds. There’s a book writt...Expand for more
en under that same name that describes our unit during Viet Nam. . I was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart while serving in the area of Quan Tri Province. This unit, received numerous unit citations including the Presidential unit Citation.
When I returned to the "World" I was assigned to Mare Island Dispensary and while serving in the Navy I completed a variety of courses through USAFI. I was honorably discharged in 1969.
My Career has been in the field of Community Development and I was involved in various leadership capacities in the non profit sector for over 45 years.
My last employer was a national Congressionally Chartered private non-profit organization involved in creating and revitalizing communities with an emphasis on affordable housing, throughout the United States. I was assigned to the Pacific region which encompasses the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
I retired in December 2015.
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