Canterbury, Charles Thomas, HMCS

Hospital Corpsman
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
HM-8425-Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman
Primary Unit
2014-2015, HM-8425, 2nd Medical Bn, 2nd FSR/FSSG
Previously Held NEC
HM-8482-Pharmacy Technician
Service Years
1993 - 2015
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Decommissioning
Desert Rat
OPSAIL 200
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Order of the Dirt Sailor
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Sand Sailor
Order of the Magellan
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Emerald Shellback
Order of the Sand Squid
Panama Canal
Persian Excursion
Plank Owner
Realm of the Czars
Sandbox Sailor Operation Iraqi Freedom
HM-Hospital Corpsman
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Career Counselor


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Persian Gulf Yacht Club

Order of the Emerald Shellback Wellness Award for the best Health Promotion Activities


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American LegionFleet Reserve Association (FRA)Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)Virginia Chapter
  1995, American Legion - Assoc. Page
  1997, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) - Assoc. Page
  2003, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  2011, Patriot Guard Riders, Virginia Chapter (Virginia)


 Remembrance Profiles -  3 Sailors Remembered

  2008-2009, HM-8425, 2nd Bn, 23rd Marine Regiment (2/23)

HM-Hospital Corpsman

From Month/Year
November / 2008
To Month/Year
August / 2009

Unit
2nd Bn, 23rd Marine Regiment (2/23) Unit Page

Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
NEC
HM-8425-Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman

Base, Station or City
Ar Ramadi
State/Country
Iraq
  
 
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 2nd Bn, 23rd Marine Regiment (2/23) Details

2nd Bn, 23rd Marine Regiment (2/23)

Type
Combat - Ground 		 

Parent Unit
US Marine Corps (USMC)
Strength
Unit

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2011
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Rod Martin, Frank MacDonald, Mike Everhart, Dr's. Brown and Dennihy, Gunny Paulson, 1Sgt Aronson, "TOP" McGuire ("We meet again after FMSS...")

Best Moment
- Picking up Senior Chief.
- Earning my FMF Pin.
- Working with a really great group of HM's, Officers, and Marines.
- Buying my first Harley-Davidson!
- "Remember Molly Bloom's"
   

Worst Moment
- Deploying from an overseas assignment to augment a reserve unit stateside to deploy to Iraq.
- CDR Brown's son having a Lymphoma, prompting him to not deploy.
- Camp Wilson, 29 Palms... Need I say more?!

Chain of Command
LtCol Joseph A. Cabell
MAJ Eduardo C. Bitanga
CDR Brown - First BN Surgeon (didn't deploy)
LCDR Dave Dennihy - BN Surgeon
LCDR Frank MacDonald - Asst BN Surgeon
   

Other Memories
Got to go to Okinawa for Christmas with Sherry.
   
Yearbook
 
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Camp Ramadi
Camp Ramadi
Camp Ramadi
Camp Ramadi
15 Members Also There at Same Time
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2nd Bn, 23rd Marine Regiment (2/23)
Gordon, Ryan, PO1, (2003-2021) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class
McCormick, Scott, PO1, (1996-2016) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class
Palmer, Jack, PO1, (2002-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class
Zielewicz, Peter, PO1, (2002-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class
Rillon, Shaon, PO2, (2006-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer 1st Class
Fitchette, Michael, PO2, (2009-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Second Class
Manoogian, Vahan, PO1, (1995-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Second Class
Palmer, Jack, PO1, (2002-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Second Class
Ruskin, Shawn, PO2, (2003-2012) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Second Class
Soto, Stephen, PO2, (1988-2009) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Le, David, PO2, (2003-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Third Class
Ledesma, Leighton, PO3, (2004-2008) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Third Class
Olsen, Brett, PO2, (2006-Present) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Third Class
Ryan, Christian, PO3, (2007-2012) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Third Class
Stengel, James, PO3, (1987-2014) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Third Class
Emerson, Steve, PO2, (2002-2007) MA MA-2005 Petty Officer Second Class

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