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Member Profiles
Phil Zamora
Phil was born to Guadalupe & Connie Zamora, Dec
1961 with Marine in his blood, his Father was a young Marine Cpl. at the
time so from that point on he was destined to be a Marine, Now lets moved
the clock ahead 18 years later, Five days after High School is in San Diego,
California (Ah yes a Hollywood Marine) June 18th 1980 standing on the yellow
footprints joining platoon 1059 along with 80 other recruits and the rest is
history.
Joined C co 1st Bn. 24th Marines in Nov. 1980 spent
almost all Marine Corps Career in the Reserves, activated in Dec 1990 in
Support of Operation Desert Shield / Storm, Deployed from Lansing to Camp
Pendleton, Ca. and on Christmas Day deployed to Okinawa's Camp Hansen on UDP
(unit deployed program) where 1/24 was made Special Operations Capable
(SOC), (1/24 was first Reserve Unit up to that point made SOC) After being made SOC. 1/24 deployed to Subic Bay, Republic of the
Phillippines where 1/24 was part of the Ground Combat element of MAGTF 9-90,
Then on June 15th 1990 the deployment turned into a real world mission
when Mt. Pinatubo near Clark Air Force Base blew it's top, Both Clark
and Subic Bay were a real mess not only was there volcanic ash snowing down
but a typhoon was hitting at the same time and earthquakes were rocking
everything for almost 36 hours straight, kind of looked like the end of the
world, After 1/24 helped with alot of the cleanup of Subic they deployed
back to Okinawa to prepare to be sent back home and the end of 10 month's of
activation.
Phil was promoted to the rank of GySgt in 1997, and
Retired in March of 2003, Personal awards are.
National Defense Medal, Navy Marine Corps Achievement
Medal, 5 Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medals, Armed Forces Service Medal,
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation, and Navy
Commendation Medal.
Phil is married to the former
Wendy Harper (detachment member) Has one son Michael and one Daughter
Melinda Burpee which is married to a young Devil-dog Nick (stationed at 29
Palms)
Phil is currently the detachment paymaster and Web Sgt
of this website, and has
been with the detachment since 2001
Was elected in June 2006 to a Department of Michigan
position - Central Zone Vice Commandant
Was elected in June 2007 to a Department of Michigan
position - Junior Vice Commandant
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