American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Hal Spicer, 73, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1970. After Boot Camp at Parris Island and Advanced Infantry Training at Camp Lejeune, he trained at Camp Pendleton as a Communications Wireman.
He was first assigned to Okinawa and then to MCAS Beaufort in communication support to the Marine Air Group. He made deployments to Puerto Rico, Lejeune and MCAS Yuma. With the post-Vietnam draw-down in 1975 he separated and in 1977, he moved to Beaufort and joined the S.C. Army National Guard as a Calvary Scout.
He was mobilized for Hurricane Hugo and trained for deployment to both Desert Shield and Afghanistan. He retired in 2000 as a Sergeant First Class. From 1984 until 2013 he worked providing Beaufort County facilities maintenance.
Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 207. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.
