Previously Held MOS 11B10-Infantryman
11C10-Indirect Fire Infantryman
11C20-Indirect Fire Infantryman
30221-Communications Center Officer (SF Qualified)
31010-Combat Signal Unit Commander (SF Qualified)
2520-Training Officer
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
37A-Psychological Operations
35B-Strategic Intelligence Officer
01A-Officer Generalist
Special Forces Tab awarded on a retroactive basis on 2OCT84.
Previously Held MOS notes:
1. 37A-Psychological Operations - originally awarded as Specialty Skill Identifier 48B - Psychological Operations Officer on 28FEB85, since psychological operations was then part of the Foreign Area Officer functional area 48. It was later designated a separate functional area (39) and subsequently, a separate branch (37).
2. 01A-Officer Generalist - was for duty as a qualified detailed inspector general.
3. Awarded Specialty Skill Identifier 18A - Special Operations on 5FEB85.
Official Badges notes:
1. Assigned to the Retired Reserve on 11MAY98. Placed on the AUS Retired liston 18MAR09 (thus the post-2007 retirement badge).
2. Appointed as an ALARNG Recruiter, period indefinite, effective 11SEP74.
Ribbon Bar
Marksmanship badges for Rifle (Caliber 5.56 mm, M16A1), Pistol (Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1) and Mortar (81mm, M29A1) reflect original qualifications from BCT(1969) and AIT(1970).
Other
At least six of my eight great, great grandfathers (William Curlee, Lewis Kilgore, Thomas Holland, Edwin Sockwell, William Thompson and Noble Delashaw) served as Confederate soldiers in the War Between the States (all have TWS profiles shown below).
Special Forces Motto Information
The U.S Army interpretation of the Latin phrase De Oppresso Liber is generally considered to be "to free from oppression" or "to liberate the oppressed".
A more correct and/or literal translation of the Latin phrase de oppresso liber would be "from (being) an oppressed man, (to being) a free one".
Best Friends On 8 January 1998, I was assigned to the Individual Ready Reserve and on 11 May 1998, I was assigned to the Retired Reserve. On 18 March 2009, I was retired and placed on the AUS Retired list.
Best Moment Attended and observed the Evening Parade (including the Silent Drill Platoon) at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, DC. Attended and observed the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, VA.
Attended the DOD Emergency Preparedness Course at Mount Weather, VA. While there, we ate at the Red Fox Inn and Tavern in Middleburg, VA. It is billed as the "oldest original inn in America". The Red Fox Tavern was a meeting spot for George Washington, Confederate Colonel John Mosby and his Rangers, Elizabeth Taylor, Jaqueline Kennedy and others.
Worst Moment No retirement ceremony, no thanks for 28+ years of service. Just went home. Received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal in the mail months after I was out of uniform.
Chain of Command At the time, NCS was part of the Department of Defense, so I worked with all the sister services. It was nice to end a career with a joint tour. Served not only at NCS headquarters in Arlington, but also with the Region IV team at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, GA. On March 1, 2003, NCS became subordinate to the Department of Homeland Security. On July 6, 2012, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13618, which dissolved the National Communications System as a consortium of Federal Departments and Agencies.
Other Memories Served as a Regional Emergency Staff Officer (Individual Mobilization Augmentee) of Region IV. The NCS badge was worn centered on the right breast pocket of the Class A and Class B uniforms.
RESOs were required to complete specialized training, so I attended and completed the DOD Emergency Preparedness Course 95-05 at FEMA's Mount Weather Emergency Assistance Center in Berryville, VA in June of 1995. The completion certificate was issued by Headquarters, FORSCOM.
Motto of DOD: Supporting Defense
