David W. Schill

Branch of Service: Navy – Seabees
Length of Service: June 1968 – current
Rank: Senior Chief Builder (E8)
Armed Conflict: Vietnam
Campaigns: (3) Winter-Spring 1970 ; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; counteroffensive VII

Background and History:
Graduated Haddon Heights High 1968
US Navy boot Camp 1964 (While in US Naval Sea Cadets)
US Navy Builder “A” school 1969
Counterinsurgency school 1969/70
Vietnam 1970
Vietnam 1971
Various USN Schools
Promoted Chief Builder 1987
Promoted Senior Chief 1990
On deck for Desert Storm – ended prior to deployment

Experiences:
Building in Vietnam Vs. Destruction
Valuing a single baglet of sugar…
Realizing freedom isn’t free
Honored to serve my nation, even today


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