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Kenneth Moore
Retired
investment banker, historian, strategist, researcher, scuba diver,
and Founder of Moore's Marauders. Resident of Scottsdale, Arizona. |
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Dr. Francois Claassens, M.D.
Physician, field surgeon, former Major in
the South African Special Forces, veteran of Angola conflict and
Mozambique. Married with three children. Resident of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas
Islands (CNMI).
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Dr. Thomas Arkle, Ph.D
Retired United States Department of Agriculture
Consultant for resource development, environmental scientist, hazmat
expert, master analyst, resident of Tinian Island, Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
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Steve Baacke
E.R. Nurse;
Marauders' Chief Field Operations Safety Officer, accomplished mountain climber, spelunker, tactician.
Resident of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).
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Donn Dunlop
Marauders' Director of Operations; logistics and supply expert; U.S. Coast Guard certified
boat captain; master spear fisherman. Resident of Saipan,
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).
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Mathew
Christiansen
Navy Senior EOD Technician; Marauders' Explosive Ordnance and Tech Diving Team
Leader. Resident of Kerrville, Texas.
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Joseph Mendoza
Officer, Philippine National Army;
former Chief of the Counter Intelligence Division.
Resident of
Manila.
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Gerry Flowers
Marauders Recon Team Leader; Former United States Marine Corps
Battalion Recon Sergeant, 0311/8654;
Retired Pilot/Safety Officer, fixed and rotary wing pilot
and
Marauder Scuba Team Member.
Resident of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
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Joel Rex
Master Training
Specialist (Navy); Master Training Instructor (Army); Master
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, Deep Sea Diver; Hazardous
Devices School Training Instructor; Honor Graduate, Army Airborne
Jump School. Resident of Huntsville, Alabama.
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Ryan Bach
Certified Flight Instructor; Airbus pilot for a major US Airline. Resident of Chicago, IL. |
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Michael Driscoll
Regional Command Master Chief Asia/Pacific Region. Resident of Key West, FLA. |
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Dr. Philip Parks
Physician, U.S. Navy Reservist. Resident of Boston, MA. |
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Roger Leonard
E.R.
nurse; former U.S. Marine Lance Corporal; accomplished guitarist,
entertainer; mountain climber, horseman. Resident of Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
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Bill Bell
Special
Forces; U.S. Army Intelligence School Instructor. U.S. Govt's first Senior
POW/MIA field investigator in Southeast Asia.
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Kobus Bosman
Renowned humanitarian: former head of the 3/2 Battalion, assault forces of the South African Special Forces, veteran of Angola and Mozambique conflicts.
Resident of Johannesburg and London.
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Mark Welton
Captain and former regimental commander of the South African
Undersea Commandos; presently on assignment heading oil rig repair teams outside New Orleans, Louisiana.
Resident of Johannesburg, South Africa,
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Randy Melnick
Bush pilot (multi engine land and sea), former Senior RCMP (Royal
Canadian Mounted Police), welder, dive master scuba diver. Resident of Manitoba, Canada.
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Rita Arkle
Still photographer,
explorer, spelunker,
member of Marianas Visitors Authority Board of Directors.
Resident of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).
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Scotty Moen
High school teacher specializing in outdoor education, advanced scuba diver, avid spear fisherman.
Resident of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).
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Troy
Williams
Deep sea diver;
sales and marketing executive, with emphasis on Micronesia and
Southeast Asia. Resident of Guam.
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Glen Palacios
Master scuba diver; first Marauder team member. Resident of Palau.
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Frank Cepeda
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army "Green Beret;"
first Marauder team member; Special Forces Team Leader "SADM"
Project, Master Parachutist-HALO Tm Ldr, Veteran of 2-year Southeast
Asian War, Retired ROTC Instructor, former Congressman, CNMI, Saipan.
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Richardo Taimanao
Chief of Police, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); U.S. Army, NCO, 82nd Airborne, Rangers (Ret.).
Resident of Saipan, CNMI.
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Priyantha "Wijay"
Wijayagunaratne, M.D.
Physician,
Internist, lecturer, professor, and emergency room physician.
Resident of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI).
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Ronnie Moore
Chief Petty
Officer (CPO) Navy (Ret.);
Deep sea diver specializing in deep wreck
penetration, salvage operations, underwater search & recovery,
public safety diving operations. Resident of
Guam. |
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Vangie Claassens
Registered Nurse (RN). Resident of Rota, Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI). |
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Kelly Webb
Trauma Nurse, Emergency Room Nurse, Kaseman Hospital, Albuquerque, NM.
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Robert Branconnier
Viet Nam Veteran from 1969 thru 1971, Member of the 101st Airborne (later attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Division);
Master Chef/nutritional advisor. Resident of Hagatna, Guam. |
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Colonel Len Fuchs
Squadron Leader, United States Marine Corps, retired. Internationally recognized author, lecturer and consultant on leadership development.
Resident of Gilbert, AZ. |
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Vital Team Support Personnel:
Historical Research Group
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Dirk Ballendorf, Ed.D
Professor of History and Micronesian Studies, University of Guam;
Author of 11 books and over 200 articles on Micronesian history and
culture; former Peace Corps volunteer.
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Don Farrell
Marianas historian, author, researcher, retired educator. Resident of Tinian Island, CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
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Vital Team Support Personnel:
Educational Outreach Group
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Robert Alan
Erickson, Ph.D
Educator, private pilot,
advanced open water scuba diver, emergency medical technician.
Resident of Yap Island, Micronesia.
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Edward Lieberman
Military historian; Social Scientist focusing on how military events
influence beliefs, music, fashion and other cultural artifacts.
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Vital Team Support Personnel:
Integrated Marketing, Media and Promotional Group
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Dean Butler
Documentary film producer/writer/director. Dean currently runs
his own company, Peak Moore Enterprises, Inc., collaborating on a
host of documentary projects. Earlier in his career he co-starred on
"Little House on the Prairie." Resident of Los Angeles,
California.
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Richard Okie
Award-winning film and
television writer, producer, and documentarian. Executive Producer
and Creator of CBS television series "Major Dad," and Discovery
Military Channel's series, "Goin' Back." Resident
of Sedona, Arizona.
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Danny Gargus
Marauders' Director of Web Development, researcher; computer programmer,
Internet multimedia, web design, graphic artist. Resident of
Newark, Ohio |
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Jessie
Minch
Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
Resident of Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Eve Christiansen
Special Events Director. Resident of Kerrville, Texas. |
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Hideo Honda
Marauder photo journalist |
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Nathan Addison
Marauder photo journalist; Award winning photographer; Marauders' war documentary photographer
and photojournalist; photographic researcher; fine art photographer;
graphic artist. Resident of Santa Fe,
New Mexico. |
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Vital Team Support Personnel:
Technical Support & Development Group
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Jerome Beser
Enterprise hardware, satellite design, database
expert; software security expert, enterprise infrastructure expert;
author and historian. Resident of Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Daniel Dunlop
Technical architect, with emphasis on
hardware/software architecture, design, development, and deployment
to commercial enterprises.
Resident of San Diego, California.
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Vital Team Support Personnel:
Attorneys
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Steve Nutting Esq
Representative Counsel in the Mariana Islands
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Daniel
Lynch
Marauder's General Counsel, Prosecuting attorney. Resident of Chicago Illinois.
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Vital Team Support Personnel:
Special Military Advisors
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Rudy Matz
Former Naval Aviator, Hellcat pilot, and twice the recipient of the
Distinguished Flying Cross.
Flew in Lt. Roy Bechtol's Squadron -- The "High Hatters."
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Bob Allen (In Memoriam)
Former Major in the U.S. Army Air Corp (flew with Moore's uncle), famed 70's TV celebrity, world-renowned marksman and hunter.
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