Col. Bowen enlisted in the US Marine Corps in September of 1972 and attended Recruit Training in Parris Island, S.C.<\/p>\n
His enlisted assignments included Engineer Equipment Operator, 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune; Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Shore Party Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan; NCOIC, Recruiting Sub-Station, Brooklyn New York; and SNCOIC, Engineer Equipment Platoon, 1st Landing Support Battalion and 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton.<\/p>\n
While on recruiting duty he was promoted to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant, meritoriously.<\/p>\n
Col. Bowen was appointed to Warrant Officer in 1985, Chief Warrant Officer in 1987, First Lieutenant, Limited Duty Officer (LDO) in 1988, and he re-designated as an unrestricted line officer in January 1991.<\/p>\n
His past combat assignments included Operation DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM; Operation RESTORE HOPE, Somalia, Africa; Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad Iraq; and two tours Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thanks to Mark for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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