What is the greatest honor of your career?

To me the greatest honor of my short career,was the ten months and fourteen days to be in the company of the men of my Company (A Company 3/8 Inf 4th Inf Div) during combat operations RVN 1966-67 that above all was my greatest honor.

I have many. Few stand out. The day I officially commissioned, the day I graduated COT at 47, but the best head and shoulders above the rest...the day I swore in my first airman. I took that same oath around 6 times myself....yo administer it was an honor.

SP5 Mark KuzinskiCPT Gabe SnellSGT John " Mac " McConnell COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLLTC Greg Henning LTC Stephen F. SFC Giovanni Bennett TSgt Joe C. SGT (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen C. SFC (Join to see) CPL Crystal Pettway, MBA MAJ David Vermillion MSG Andrew White ] MSgt John McGowan PO1 John Crafton SP5 Robert Ruck

Being able to serve with HERO'S like all of you reading this.

Congratulations SSG(P) (Join to see) . Most certainly a milestone to be proud of and take pride in. My greatest honor is forthcoming, 20 year career and retired before 40. Not too many can hang their hat on that.

I just saw your question today SSG(P) (Join to see). I have been honored many times and dishonored or at least people attempted to dishonor me at times.
1. I think my greatest honor was graduating from USMA, West point on May 28, 1980. I was surprised and honored when a Congressman in PA nominated me back in 1976. Many thought I would never be accepted and others proclaimed I would not graduate.
2. My greatest civilian honor occurred while I was a USAR Major, that was my marriage to my forever wife who is my darling wife.
3. Over my military career which began on November 11, 1974 and my uniformed service ended on May 28, 2008, my greatest honor was serving with and leading at times great soldiers who taught me many valuable lessons.
4. My next greatest honor was being promoted to LTC after two times being passed over in April 2000. That promotion enabled me to serve my nation after 9/11/2001 when I was mobilized to support the current operations, etc.
5. Two months before I transitioned to the retired reserve ranks, in March 2008 I traveled back to Fort Benning, GA to slap the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment scroll onto my oldest son's arm as he was inducted into the battalion.
Image: May 28, 1980 graduation from USMA; 1980-06 2LT John McGrath, 2LT Steve Ford, and 2LT Tom Bosco right after the wedding of Matt and Cathy Schepps; 2004-05 My darling wife Maria posing with Me right after the demobilization award is presented; 2008-03 slapping the 3/75 Ranger Battalion scroll onto my oldest son's arm at Fort Benning.
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Taking my company of 155 Combat Engineers to war and bringing them all home the way they left their friends and families - safe &a sound!

Punching SGT stripes into one of my Soldiers chest. Assisting in the treatment of the USS Cole Sailors and all OIF/OEF wounded that came to LRMC. Making SSG.

Pulling a fellow Marine, who was also my roommate at the time, out of a fire during a training exercise gone wrong. I suffered minor smoke inhalation from poison oak but he suffered worse. Just proud that I was lucky enough to get him out in time.

The greatest honor of my career this far has been being requested as the reenlisting officer for several of my outstanding Sailors.

The greatest honor of my career was the honor to serve as a United States Marine, just that simple.