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NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER |
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| 2008 |
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| 2007 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2005 |
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| 2004 |
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| Ambassador: Aubrey Hooks |
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2003
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January:
Rebel forces claim northern half of the country / granted
ministerial positions in a unity government.. Central government has
yet to exert control over the northern regions and tension remains high
between GBAGBO and rebel leaders.
French
and West African troops maintain peace and help implement the
peace accords
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2002
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September:
Failed Coup Attemp / Rebel forces take over Northern Regions.
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2001
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| Ambassador: Arlene
Render
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GUEI
Forced step down because of growing protests, Election Runner up
Laurent GBAGBO becomes President.
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2000
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| Ambassador: George
Mu
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Elections
in late 2000, excluded prominent opposition leader Alassane
OUATTARA, blatantly rigged results, Robert GUEI declared himself
winner.
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1999
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| Ambassador: George
Mu
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Unpaid
Soldiers begin looting Abidjan.
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December: Military Coup / President Henri Konan BEDIE
replaced
by Junta leader Robert GUEI
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1998
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| Ambassador: George
Mu
(1998-2001) |
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1997
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| Ambassador: Lannon
Walker
(1995-98) |
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1996
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| Ambassador: Lannon
Walker
(1995-98) |
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1995
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| Ambassador: Lannon
Walker
(1995-98) |
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1994
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| Ambassador: Hume
Horan
(1992-95) |
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1993
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| Ambassador: Hume
Horan
(1992-95) |
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1992
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| Ambassador: Hume
Horan
(1992-1995) |
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1991
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| Ambassador: Kenneth
L. Brown
(1989-1992) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt John Royal
Watchstanders:
Sgts
Mike Belt, Steve Driscoll, Abigail Gonzalez, Shane Lester, Paul
Praschunus |
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1990
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| Ambassador: Kenneth
L. Brown
(1989-1992) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt John Royal
Watchstanders: Sgts
Mike Belt, Steve
Driscoll, Abigail Gonzalez, Shane Lester, Paul Praschunus |
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1989
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| Ambassador: Kenneth
L. Brown
(1989 -1992) |
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1988
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| Ambassador: Dennis
Kux
(1986-1989) |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:Robert Chars
Watchstanders: David
R.
Escalera |
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1987
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| Ambassador: Dennis
Kux
(1986-1989) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Robert Chars
Watchstanders: David
R.
Escalera |
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1986
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| Ambassador: Dennis
Kux
(1986-1989) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Robert J.
Chars
Watchstanders: David
R.
Escalera ,
Michael
D. Sebastian |
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1985
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| Ambassador: Robert
Hopkins Miller
(1983-86) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:Robert J.
Chars
Watchstanders: Michael
D. Sebastian |
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1984
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| Ambassador: Robert
Hopkins Miller
(1983-86) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:Robert J.
Chars
Watchstanders: Michael
D. Sebastian , David R.
Escalera |
Capital
transferred to Yamoussoukro
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1983
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1982
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| Ambassador: Nancy
V. Rawls
(1979-1983) |
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1981
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| Ambassador: Nancy
V. Rawls
(1979-1983) |
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1980
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| Ambassador: Nancy
V. Rawls
(1979-1983) |
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1979
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| Ambassador: Nancy
V. Rawls
(1979-1983) |
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1978
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| Ambassador: Monteagle
Stearns
(1976-79) |
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1977
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| Ambassador: Monteagle
Stearns
(1976-79) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: SSgt. Ellard
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Andy McKenna, Sgt.
Michael
Baumgartner, Sgt. Gary Krank, Cpl. Stewart Holiday,
Sgt. Bob Bray, Sgt. Donald Hoikkala, Cpl. Doug Holt, |
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1976
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| Ambassador: Monteagle
Stearns
(1976-79) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt Robert, Chars / SSgt Ellard
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Andy McKenna, Sgt.
Michael
Baumgartner, Sgt. Gary Krank, Cpl. Stewart Holiday,
Sgt. Bob Bray, Sgt. Donald Hoikkala, Sgt. Randy
Stephen Booker, Cpl. Doug Holt, |
From Don
Hoikkala:
When
I departed Abidjan I left for Rome Italy, and then onto 29,
Palms Ca. Andy
Mckenna went
onto London, England. don't know about the rest, SSgt
Chars
went onto open a new
Embassy in Nigeria. I sent him your E-Mail you will most likely here
from him. Mr,
Young was
our Cook there, and Gubba
was
our House Boy, The UN Ambassador Andrew
Young came
to visit the Marine House, played Tennis with the
Marines and sat around drinking Flag Beers with some of us,
Do
you guys still use the Beach House that the Embassy had for parties,
ect?
Do
recall a very funny story to tell, was swimming in the back
yard pool one day and as you know the back yard was a jungle,
and
guess a Unknown Snake did not want to share the same water with me and
chased me out of the pool, House boy Gubba killed it for
me,
never went
swimming in there much after that incident.
I
guess going to the place called T-Ville was my Highlites,
Shopping and just seeing the Ivory Coast was great.I did some Flying
there also with Mark
Stevens who
was my pilot and Teacher, that was the Best time of my life, seeing all
the sights from a Piper Cub Air plane.
Semper
Fi
Gunny
Hoikkala Ret.
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1975
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| Ambassador: Robert
S. Smith
(1974-76) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt.
Robert J.
Chars
Watchstanders:
Sgt.
Randy
Stephen Booker |
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1974
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| Ambassador: Robert
S. Smith
(1974-76) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt Doty
Watchstanders: Denny
Pollard, Sgt
Giordano, Rick
Wright |
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From Denny Pollard
I arrived in Abidjan in April 1974 and was met by Gunny Doty at the
airport who said I
look like S#$% after getting off the old Pan Am flight from New York. After the ride to the
Marine House I was meet
by Gubba House Boy and James
who was fired for stealing every knife, fork, spoon, cup and everything
else in the kitchen. During
the middle of
summer after draining the back yard pool Sgt. Giordano
painted the Bud Man on
the bottom. We took
and pictures sent to
the Budweiser people and received paper napkins and Budweiser bow ties
in return.
Being
scared of snakes and having to pay a price for each one killed the
local kids soon caught on and everyday before I drove the green van to
the embassy a large snake would appear.
Talk
about a shake down.
Being
from a small town and not much of a pool player or Jack drinker, I soon
learned how to shoot pool and stagger home trying to watch the sun come
up. I assume many a
young Marine is still
following in my foot steps.
I
departed Abidjan and was transferred to Tokyo and 24-7 night-life, not
that ice skating wasn’t fun after a night in the bowling
alley in
the Hotel which had the only ring in West Africa.
I
soon found myself in Camp Le Jeune N.C.
Look
back what a great time and memories I had thanks to all the Marines.
Semper
Fi
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1973
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| Ambassador: John
F.
Root
(1969-74) |
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1972
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| Ambassador: John
F.
Root
(1969-74) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: John
M.
Larimer
Watchstanders: William
S. Nace |
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1971
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| Ambassador: John
F.
Root
(1969-74) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: John
M.
Larimer
Watchstanders:
Keith
Brownmiller, Alejo (Buzz) Perez |
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1970
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| Ambassador: John
F.
Root
(1969-74) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: John
M.
Larimer
Watchstanders: Keith Brownmiller, James F.
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Keith
Brownmiller: One of the biggest memories was
having to
move the Embassy to a new building, and as you might guess we were
involved in the movement of all classified material from one building
to the other.
Another
was a bet that we
had with the RSO. It seemed that every time he would leave on
an
inspection tour of Embassies under his control, he would return to a
stack of security violations to process. He was not happy
with
the numbers of violations that were being discovered in Abidjan
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As I remember just after Thanksgiving we had found some 80 violations
and we bet him that we would have 100 by the end of year. In
winning the bet, I wrote number 100 on him.
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1969
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| Ambassador: John
F.
Root
(1969-74) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Pat A. Verdglio
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Mike Dison, Sgt. Robert P. Munster, Sgt. Ronald
Inboden, Cpl. Jerry F. Ongley, |
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1968
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| Ambassador: George
A. Morgan
(1965-1969) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Pat A. Verdglio
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Mike Dison, Sgt. Robert P. Munster, Sgt. Ronald
Inboden, Cpl. Jerry F. Ongley, |
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1967
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1966
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| Ambassador: George
A. Morgan
(1965-1969) |
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1965
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| Ambassador: George
A. Morgan
(1965-1969) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Richard
McGuinness |
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1964
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| Ambassador: James
Wine
(1962-1965) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt. Charles Mungle
ANCOIC: Sgt.
Gerald D. Hollenbeck
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Raymond L. Kunkle, L/Cpl. Louis Shorette & Cpl. Martin,
Richard
McGuinness |
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1963
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| Ambassador: James
Wine
(1962-1965) |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt. Harold Johnson
A/NCOIC Sgt.
Gerald D.
Hollenbeck
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Raymond L.
Kunkle, Sgt Danny Williams, L/Cpl Louis Shorette, Cpl Vernon
Smith, Cpl. Stewart Grant & Cpl. Martin, |
DOS
Friends of the Detachment: Frank
and
Judy Hearne.
(Frank
was a communicator when I got there and was then made GSO.)
Became member
of Organization
of African Unity
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1962
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| Ambassador: James
Wine
(1962-1965) |
RSO: Ed Boston
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
SSgt.
Harold Johnson
Watchstanders:
Sgt.
Danny Williams, Cpl. Stewart Grant, Cpl. Vernon
Smith, L/Cpl. Louis Shorette |
S. Grant
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Detachment activated on or about 09-21-1962 with the arrival of Cpl.
Grant. Cpl. Smith arrived a few days
later.
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1961
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| Ambassador: R.
Borden Reams
(1960-1962) |
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1960
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| Ambassador: R.
Borden Reams
(1960-1962) |
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Côte
d'Ivoire
withdrew from
the French Community and declared itself independent.
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1959
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1958
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1956
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