Cpl Evan McNeeley

Marine Corps Reserve | SATCOM AN/TSC-96 Van Operator

Dates of Service: Mar 1993 - Mar 2001

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I was born in Brooklyn by Prospect Park. I grew up riding horses for a bit here and going to 'Camp Friendship' in Maine with the YMCA where I learned to shoot, sail & 'dig up mussels to cook with butter-lemon sauce.' To fit the 165 characters left <heh> I worked with my Dad, went to NYU, was in the Marine Officers Program until injured, married in California, now an Actor (and caregiver to Mom).

Military Experiences

Site Chief - (two or three times)

6th Comm Bn | Floyd Bennett Field, NY

I was trained in Georgia to operated Satellite Vans. It included advance party to find suitable sites. Our main focus was JTF / Atlantic Command. Joining the Marines was sometimes the best thing I had ever done (and always in the top five, always). I even learned how to brush my teeth better (among many other things). Like I had touched on in another section, I had reached E-4 and was sometimes the 'Site Chief' out in the field. I knew how to break down and set up the antenna to acquire the Satellite by heart at that point. We were told to stick our 'tongue in one hole and our d**k in another' to 'get comm up' (if Necessary) <heheh>. Only a tech knew more about the van than me. I joined the 'officer program' at the office on Long Island while still at NYU, but dropped.

Deployments

Reservist Duty

I participated in 'Battle Griffin' in Norway... I stayed about 28 days instead of two weeks. My unit was 'destroyed' in about three hours into it. SatCom is a 'high value target.' I participated in JTF / Atlantic Command. I went around the country a good little bit. Not 'too' far from home but never close enough to drive and sleep in my apt.