Matawan Veteran to Grand Marshal Borough's Memorial Day Parade
The Matawan resident served in the Marines for 4 years.
Matawan resident and retired Unite States Marine Mike Plant will serve as the grand marshall of the borough's 2013 Memorial Day Parade, according to a press release issued by the Matawan Recreation Department. "We are pleased to announce that the Grand Marshall for this year’s parade is lifelong Matawan resident Mike Plant, a veteran of the United States Marines," Recreation Director Deirdre Ring said in the release. Plant began his military service with the United States Marines in 1988. He was deployed to a number of foreign countries including Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. After returning from Kuwait, Plant was promoted to Corporal and served on the General's Command Staff until he was honorably discharged in…
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Tina Walling
1:59 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
Did Mike Plant serve 24 years or 4 years in the Marines? Under the headline it's says 24 years, yet in the third paragraph it states "Plant began his military service...in 1988" and "was honorably discharged in 1992." more ›