Douglas Doerr:
CLASS OF 1975
Western High SchoolClass of 1975
Las vegas, NV
Robert O. Gibson Junior High SchoolClass of 1972
Las vegas, NV
Ruth Fyfe Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
Las vegas, NV
Oakwood Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
Tacoma, WA
Southgate Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
Tacoma, WA
Douglas's Story
Life
After my WHS graduation, I attended the Virginia Military Institute and graduated in 1979--entering the Marine Corps as a 2d Lieutenant. After completing the Basic School to learn HOW to be an officer, I attended Naval Flight Training and received my wings in July 1981. Newly married to a WHS graduate (Class of 77), my bride and I moved to Jacksonville, North Carolina where I was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26. I flew CH-53D helicopters and deployed aboard USS Guam in 1983/1984. On that cruise, I participated in combat operations in Grenada (Operation URGENT FURY) and with the Multi-National Peacekeeping Force in Beirut, Lebanon. I deployed again in 1985 aboard USS Saipan, then served an infantry tour with the 6th Marines as a Forward Air Controller. After that tour, we moved to Quantico, VA, where I attended the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School. We returned to MAG-26 in 1988, serving in Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362--the "Ugly Angels." During that tour, I deployed for Desert ...Expand for more
Shield/Desert Storm, returning for a short time and redeploying aboard USS Saipan. We left North Carolina in 1992, returning to Quantico, Virginia where I served in various analysis positions, attended the Marine Corps Command & Staff College, and finished my career and retired in 1999.
From 1996 until 2016, I supported Boy Scouts of America and served as a Scoutmaster for Troop 1390, based in Dale City, VA from 2001 to 2016. This was my greatest joy--to shape boys to becoming good men one day. One of my greatest joys is to receive a visit from one of them.
Since my Marine Corps retirement, I have worked numerous efforts as a support contractor, in support of the Marine Corps and fully retired in July 2022. I am a plank owner at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, where I continue to serve as a docent. I welcome you to stop by sometime to the Northern Virginia area.
My wife and I have been married since 1981, and we have two grown children, both married and have blessed us with three grandchildren.
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