Michael Manoukian first learned about the Marine Raider Foundation after the loss of his brother, Captain Matthew Manoukian. Michael is an Associate at Hopkins & Carley in San Jose, California. He represents employers in a wide range of labor and employment legal matters, including litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Prior to joining Hopkins & [...]
Chuck Meacham is the proud son of WWII Marine Raider C. H. Meacham. Chuck served 7 years as president of the US Marine Raider Foundation and was a board member on the US Marine Raider Association. He also served on the boards of the Prince William Sound Science Center, Oil Spill Recovery Institute, [...]
Daniel Dinsmore, with the aid of his dad, Don Dinsmore U.S. Navy (Ret), are helping raise awareness and support in the Pacific Northwest for MARSOC Marines and Sailors. He served as 1st Raider Bn Transportation Chief from 2011-2014. During that time, he actively competed as a Miles for MARSOC triathlete in multiple Ironman [...]
Bruce Sotire retired from the Marine Corps after 21 years of service. He served as a Platoon Commander for BLT 1/1 and for 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. Bruce deployed twice with Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in Operation SOUTHERN WATCH and Operation DETERMINED RESPONSE - the USS Cole security and recovery in Yemen. As a [...]
Mark “Droopy” Clark, MajGen USMC (ret’d) is a native of South Dakota and Minnesota. He is a 1980 graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commercial Economics. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in June 1981 upon completion of Officer Candidate School. In 1983, 2ndLT Clark was designated a [...]
Craig is a native of Albuquerque, NM and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1988-2016, retiring as a Colonel and as Deputy Commander of MARSOC. Throughout his career, he served in the USMC infantry, reconnaissance and joint special operations assignments. He served as a foreign exchange officer with the British Royal Marine [...]
Brian retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Throughout his Marine Corps career, he served in various intelligence, reconnaissance and special operations leadership assignments. He was an original member “Plank Owner” of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion where he served for 6 years. He commanded Marine Special [...]
Frank is currently a student at Bryn Mawr College's Postbaccalaureate Pre-med Program in Philadelphia, PA. A Bronx, NY, native and 2004 Naval Academy graduate, Frank spent over 10 years in the Marine Corps. He served as an AV-8B Harrier pilot and later joined MARSOC as an Air Officer, where he deployed to Afghanistan as the JTAC [...]
Derek, a native of Swansboro, NC, entered the Marine Corps in 2005 as a mechanic and separated in January 2016 as a Marine Raider. He served with Marine Corps Search and Rescue Squadron as a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, deploying to Iraq in 2007 as an aviation mechanic. Derek joined MARSOC in 2010 where he [...]
