Bonus: name the Marine - google famous marines if you cant wait for the answer

[Mark in Rochester]

LCpl

US Marine Corps

(Served 1956-1960)


Short Bio: He was born into poverty and never knew his father. He was raised by his mother and his grandfather, a gravedigger. He began working at a very early age, toiling in the Texas cotton fields as young as age 5. But when an uncle gave him a rusty golf club and a few beat-up balls, He found his calling

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LCpl

US Marine Corps

(Served 1956-1960)


Short Bio: He was born into poverty and never knew his father. He was raised by his mother and his grandfather, a gravedigger. He began working at a very early age, toiling in the Texas cotton fields as young as age 5. But when an uncle gave him a rusty golf club and a few beat-up balls, He found his calling

Lee Trevino

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I met him once at a local tournament as a kid. He seemed like a very nice fellow and to some time out to greet the young fans.

[Mark in Rochester]

When he turned 17 in December 1956, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and served four years as a machine gunner and was discharged in December 1960 as a corporal with the 3rd Marine Division. Part of his time was spent playing golf with Marine Corps officers. He played successfully in Armed Forces golf events in Asia, where one rival was Orville Moody, who would follow Trevino to the PGA Tour in the late 1960s