These Seabees Are Veterans But Don't Call Them 'Grandpa'
Keywords: government, construction industry, costs, news articles, engineering news-record, legislation, analysis, management
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Publication Date: 28-APR-03
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Article Description| Doug Harrington and Glenn Woodmansee, two old salts at the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Engineering Group's forward staging area in Iraq, harken back to the Seabees' early days. In World War II, 325,000 skilled tradesmen enlisted for the military's combat construction force. Their median age was 38, roughly double the median age of the typical recruit. |
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