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Personal Info

First Name: Darrell
Last Name: Nelson
My Location: Minnesota
My Service: Navy
My Status: Retired
My Military Career Field: Engineman, Chief Petty Officer, Career Counselor, Instructor, Chief Master at arms, 3M Coordinator, Boat engineer, boat coxswain, shore patrol, Command Duty Officer, Junior Officer of the deck underway and in port.
My Tags: Great Lakes, Il; Bayonne, NJ GITMO, USS Skylark ASR 20, USS Vulcan AR5, USS Fairview EPCER 850, USS Mazama AE9, Reserve Training Center Dubuque, IA, USS Askari ARL30 Viet Nam, USS Direct MSO 430, FMAG on USS Fulton AS11, USS Waterford ARD5, Joined 1958 Retired as an ENC in 1977.
About Me: I am retired and living in Minnesota. Married and have 3 sons who all went Navy. One is a CPO in the reserves and one is doing 20 on active duty and is currently in Washington State. I am enjoying grand kids, hunting, fishing, golf and pro football.
Words of Wisdom: It was a great experience and met people from all over and have made friends forever with some. I would not trade my military career for antthing else.