I consider this Marine to be a good friend, and one helluva Marine, although I have not communicated with him for years. He and I attended Amphibious Warfare School as captains in 1973, the last of the six-month courses due to the Vietnam War. In fact, Ollie won the coveted “Spring Butt Award” by a unanimous vote of the entire class. LOL. We were also stationed together in Okinawa in the late 70s. I know he may not be a hero to some, but he is to me. I sincerely believe he took a bullet for his bosses over that Iran-Contra BS. In fact, the Marine who took the bullet with him was also in that class; the only one of the 181 Marine captains in the class who was not a Vietnam veteran. He was on a Rhodes Scholar program. Maybe someone on here will remember his name.

I’m glad to hear that Ollie’s doing well at 81. I did not realize he was that many years behind me. 

I will give him credit; he does know how to pick them. LOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have not heard the latest about him, copy and paste the link below.

https://nypost.com/2025/09/09/us-news/iran-contra-figures-oliver-north-and-fawn-hall-secretly-marry-40-years-after-scandal-report/