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Second Platoon
What I Learned from My Time in the Corps: I look
back on my service in the Marine Corps as one of the
most meaningful and rewarding experiences of my life.
I learned leadership, and I learned the importance and
the value of teamwork. I learned that those with lower
ranks and limited authority can oftentimes make major
contributions to the goals and objectives of the
organization if given the opportunity. I have been able
to apply these timeless lessons throughout my business
career. I am forever grateful for having had the
opportunity to serve our country in the United States
Marine Corps.
My Home Address: 4340 Farmington Pl., Atlanta, GA
30339
Tom and Sandy
Henry "Hank" Giedzinski
Nickname: Hank
Note: Hank passed away in 2013. This touching account
of their life together was written by Hank's wife,
Kathy.
Hank and I were married June 1966 at St. Maurice
Catholic Church in New Britain, Connecticut. It was a
beautiful Military wedding taking place three days
after he graduated from the United States Naval
Academy in Annapolis, MD. That was the day I became
a Marine Corps wife! Hank was a friend of my older
brother, Peter. It was 1959 and they were seniors in
high school and I was a “lowly” sophomore. Little
attention or conversations ever included me on our
journey to school each morning in Hank’s 1950-
something Buick. That was fine with me for my life was
fun and filled with friends, sports, and cheerleading.
Our relationship changed after Hank graduated and
went off to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy,
NY. He was interested in dating a few of my girl friends
when he would come home through which we became
good friends and “buds” so to speak.
Upon graduation from high school I went to work for
The Connecticut Light and Power Company in
Berlin,CT and by then Hank had joined the United
States Navy through which he received his
Appointment to The Naval Academy. We started dating
during his first Christmas home on leave. Hank asked
me to wear his class pin (meaning we were engaged to
be engaged) in 1964. He then proposed to me in May of
1965 with a beautiful “Miniature” of his Class ring. The
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