Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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l i 4 1 i i 2 1 1 l t l i l l l i t l l l i i l 4 l l l 4 I 1 l 1 l , H , , H , I ,, EMMETT L. SALAS SERGEANT MAIOR HMLA 269 Sergeant Major Emmett L. G. Salas served with 1st Batallion, 1st Marines in Vietnam, june 1986, and was wounded in action. He has held a myriad of duties in a variety of locations to include Rifle Platoon Sergeant in Okinawa and a Recruiter in Guam. He served as the MAGTF 2-88 Sergeant Nlalor from january 1988 to lune 1988 in the Persian Gulf, reported to the Marine Barracks, Guam in lE1l1UafY 1989, and in january 1990 became the Sergeant Major of HMLA-269. He is married to the former Lucinda Capirci of Phoenix, Arizona, and has two children, MGUSS3 and Eric. 14

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