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Richard Hagedorn
Richard Hagedorn graduated from
Ingraham HS in Seattle, Washington on the fi rst
Saturday in June, 1966 and Monday morning, packed
a
bag and left for USMCRD, San Diego. He scored
e...view moreRichard Hagedorn graduated from
Ingraham HS in Seattle, Washington on the fi rst
Saturday in June, 1966 and Monday morning, packed
a
bag and left for USMCRD, San Diego. He scored
expert with the rifl e and sharpshooter with the 45 in
boot camp training. He attended advanced infantry
training at Camp Pendleton and was assigned the
MOS 0331, machine guns. He graduated best in class
and was promoted to the rank of PFC. His fi rst duty station was in Kaneohe
Bay, Hawaii with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force. He was stationed there
for 10 months and was promoted to Lance Corporal before being assigned to
the 1st Marines in Viet Nam along with the rest of his battalion. They did not
go as a single unit however, they we split up and sent to reinforce a number of
unit spread across the I Corps area in Viet Nam. After discharge in June 1968
he attended the University of Washington in Seattle, completing a Bachelors
of Science in psychology. He currently lives in the LA area and spends some
writing time in Tampa, Fl. He continues to write his second novel about the
Viet Nam War and his experiences there. He currently works on a PhD in
Psychology and writes.view less