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David J. Dean
Narimasu High School Class of ’64
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Highest rank: E4
Awards and decorations: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, DMSM, MSM, AFCM, Presidential Unit Citation, VN Cross of Gallantry, VN Service Medal, etc.
Most memorable military Experience: Wandering around the Moroccan desert trying to figure out how to get rid of SA-6 SAMS so the Moroccan Air Force would resume operations; working at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Middle East Branch creating the command relationships that became Desert Shield/Desert Storm.