A Notable Marine: Rod Carew
A Notable Marine: Rod Carew
Rod Carew served six years with the Marine Corps Reserves as a combat engineer.
Rank
Reserve Combat Engineer
Military Occupation Specialty
TBD
Unit
Division Reserve Unit
Operations
TBD
Years Served
1960s
Awards and Recognition
Bob Feller Act of Valor Award
Inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame, 2002
Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame: 1991 (first year of eligibility)
Minnesota Connection
- Played for the Minnesota Twins from 1967 to 1985 as first and second baseman
- Greatest contact hitter in Minnesota Twins history, setting a record with .388 batting average
More Information
Wikipedia Article
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Rod Carew on Discipline
“When I joined the Marine Corps, it was a life-changing event for me because I learned about discipline. When I first came up to the big leagues in 1967, I was a little bit of a hot-head. But after two weeks of war games every summer, I realized that baseball was not do-or-die. That kind of discipline made me the player I became.”
Rod Carew served six years with the Marine Corps Reserves as a combat engineer.
Rank
Reserve Combat Engineer
Military Occupation Specialty
TBD
Unit
Division Reserve Unit
Operations
TBD
Years Served
1960s
Awards and Recognition
Bob Feller Act of Valor Award
Inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame, 2002
Minnesota Connection
- Played for the Minnesota Twins from 1967 to 1985 as first and second baseman
- Greatest contact hitter in Minnesota Twins history, setting a record with .388 batting average
More Information
Wikipedia Article
Military Wiki | Fandom Article
Rod Carew on Discipline
“When I joined the Marine Corps, it was a life-changing event for me because I learned about discipline. When I first came up to the big leagues in 1967, I was a little bit of a hot-head. But after two weeks of war games every summer, I realized that baseball was not do-or-die. That kind of discipline made me the player I became.”
Patty Berg
Second Lieutenant
Martin Brandtner
Lieutenant General
Rod Carew
Reserve Combat Engineer
Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
General
Mike Farrell
Private First Class
Richard Fleming
Captain
Orville Freeman
Major
John Kline
Colonel
Charles W. Lindberg
Corporal
Who's absent from roll call?
Patty Berg
Second Lieutenant
Martin Brandtner
Lieutenant General
Rod Carew
Reserve Combat Engineer
Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
General
Mike Farrell
Private First Class
Richard Fleming
Captain
Orville Freeman
Major
John Kline
Colonel
Charles W. Lindberg
Corporal
Who's absent from roll call?
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