Ray Givan on a piece of Iraqi artillery during the retaking of Kuwait International Airport for Operation Desert Shield in late February 1991.
Q: What’s your military background?
A: I served in the Marine Corps from 1987 to 1995 and went to boot camp at Parris Island. My initial Military Occupation Specialty was Aircraft Recovery (MOS -7011), but I cross-trained in Armor (MOS -1812) M-60 Tank Crewmember, and as a Military Policeman (MOS 5811). I hav
e been stationed at Lakehurst, NJ; Iwakuni, Japan; Okinawa, Japan; Yeachon, Korea; Subic Bay in the Philippines; Fort Knox, KY; and Camp Pendleton, CA.
I was deployed to Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield in 1990-1991 and fought in the battle to retake Kuwait International Airport. I was U.S. Navy Reserve from 2006 -2012, where I was a Navy SeaBee Equipment Operator 1st. I was stationed in Jacksonville and deployed to the U.S.A border in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico three separate times to work with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. I was also deployed to Beckley, WV where we built the Summit High Adventure Boy Scout Camp.
Q: What’s your history with Manson?
A: I have been with Manson for 11 years. I am the general superintendent of construction for the Gulf and East Coast region. I work out of the Jacksonville, FL, office but spend most of my time traveling to projects. I work with the construction division, as well as the heavy lift and dredging division.
Q: How does your military experience affect your life today?
A: The dedication to duty and sense of responsibility that was bestowed upon me in the Military has stayed with me all of my adult life and I am sure that I would not be the man
I have become had a chose a different path.
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