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Marine Veteran Who Lived History | Wichita News
Inside the Pentagon on 9/11, Raymond Geoffroy stood witness to history — a Marine veteran who spent 21 years on active duty and another 23 as a civilian, serving with grit, grace, and grit. Drafted into the Army, he switched to the Marines in 1970, rising through the ranks from Camp Lejeune (where his son was born) to evacuating Vietnamese refugees, teaching naval science at UW, and even piloting a plane — with a hilarious, accidental speed-brake deployment. His journey took him from California to Okinawa, back to Camp Pendleton, and everywhere in between — a life of service, sacrifice, and…
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