RON WEST

RETIRED USMC MASTER SERGEANT VIETNAM VETERAN

Married to Sue (Williams) West since August 1964

U.S. Marine Corps Active Duty March 9, 1963 – March 31, 1985
Combat Duty – March 8, 1969 – April 15, 1969 HqCo, 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division Vietnam
Served in all 3 Divisions of the Marine Corps, plus the National Military Command Center, the Pentagon, MCRD, Parris Island, SC, MCAS, Beaufort, SC, USMC Recruiting service 8 years. Multiple deployments to the Mediterranean and the Caribbean Seas, both peaceful and hostile conditions.

Served in several Marine Corps League Detachments since retirement, currently the Chaplain of The Yellow Footprints Detachment #1154, Beaufort, SC

Life Member of the DAV Beaufort Chapter

Have been serving as a participant, volunteer and instructor of several Adaptive Golf organizations since 2001, currently a member of the Adaptive Golf Experience, The Legends Golf Club, Parris Island, SC.

PGA HOPE Golf Program, Carolinas, The Legends, Parris Island, participate and volunteer SINCE 2019

Operations Patriots FOB, Advisory Board, since inception.