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Duane Stanley, a native of Marquette, Michigan, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1970 under the Navy’s delayed enlistment program.&nbsp;He attended Navy boot camp at the Navy’s Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois in January 1971.&nbsp;Following his boot camp graduation in April 1971 he attended Machinist Mate “A” school at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois.&nbsp;In August 1971 he attended “C” school in San Diego, California.

From November 1971 to July 1973 he served on the USS Tripoli LPH-10 as Machinist Mate assigned to “A” Division, his role was an air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanic.&nbsp;&nbsp;The USS Tripoli was deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet from November 1971 to August 1972.&nbsp;The primary mission of the USS Tripoli was to transport U.S. Marine Corp troops from Okinawa, Japan to various locations in Vietnam and from Vietnam to Okinawa, Japan.

In July 1973 he was transferred from the USS Tripoli to the USS Thomaston LSD-28.&nbsp;He serve as a third class Machinist Mate petty officer assigned to “A” Division assigned the roles of an air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanic, hydraulics technician, and engiineman.&nbsp;&nbsp;The mission of USS Thomaston was the same as the USS Tripoli.

In December 1974 he was transferred from active service to the inactive reserves.&nbsp;In December 1976 he was honorably discharged from U.S. Navy.


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Retired Colonel Andrew R. Milburn started as a Private in the USMC, reaching the rank of Colonel while serving his country domestically and globally. His recent book,&nbsp;When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War&nbsp;documents his combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah, and Mosul to directing multi-national special operations forces in a dauntingly complex fight against a formidable foe.

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