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Birth I was born June 29, 1960 in Travis Air Force Base, Solano County, California. The son of Francis Roy Dunning and Clara Lavinia Swango. I was one of four children born to Francis and Clara. |
| Education I attended Elementary School at John L. Sharer School in Napa, Napa County, California and Jefferson-Craig Elementary School in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. "Some of the boys in Jefferson-Craig's sixth grade "graduating" class posed on the jungle gym in the school's playground. They are, left to right, front row: James Getz, Mark Dunning, Harry Waller, Malcolm Markland, Greg Earls, David Lewis. Back row: James Waltz, Tim Darbro, Douglas Randolf, Steve Allen, Danny Lock, David Leap, John Sieglitz and Mark Roark." Vevay Reveille-Enterprise, May 31, 1973, page 7 |
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Scouting I was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on July 12, 1978; and, I received the medal on November 22, 1978, during a meeting of the Vevay Kiwanis Club, Swiss Inn Hotel, Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. While a member of Vevay Boy Scout Troop 714, I participated in many scouting activities. The most memorable were a High Adventure trip to the Northern Wisconsin National Canoe Base and a trip to the 1977 National Scout Jamboree at Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania. |
| High School I graduated on May 20, 1979 from Switzerland County Junior and Senior High School in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. I was ranked in the top ten of my class and was a member of the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools. I was recognized as a Hoosier Scholar by the State of Indiana; and, was honored by having my biography published in the Who's Who Among American High School Students. That's me (third from the left, third row from the bottom). |
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College I was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hanover Collage, Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana. Geology was my major. For graduation requirements, I wrote: A Conodont Study of the Dillsboro Formation (Upper Ordivician). I was a member of Chi Chapter, Sigma Chi fraternity. |
| Military Service - Army Reserves While attending college, I enlisted in the Army Reserve on April 21, 1981. I was a Petroleum Laboratory Specialist with the 417th Quartermaster Company, Scottsburg, Jefferson County, Indiana. I went through Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson, Richland County, South Carolina and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia. |
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Military Service - Air Force
Cop After Collage, I enlisted in the Air Force on May 2, 1985 as a Security Specialist. I went through Air Force Basic and Technical Training Schools at Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas. I received advanced weapons and tactics training at Camp Bullis, Texas. My first tour of duty was to guard A-10s and a Weapons Storage Area at the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Bentwaters, United Kingdom. |
| Military Service - Air Force
Analyst After my tour with the 81st, I retrained to a Radio Communications Analysis Specialist. I went through Technical Training School at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas and graduated on April 6, 1989. My first tour of duty as an Analyst was with the 6940th IW at Fort Meade, Anne Arundel County, Maryland and my other tours included: the 22nd and 29th IS at Fort Meade, Maryland, and two tours of duty with the 303rd IS at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Currently, I am assigned to the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. |
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Combat Duty - Desert Storm During Operation Desert Storm, I was deployed to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia to provide support to the 4404th Composite Wing (Provisional). The 4404th enforced the No-Fly Zone in sourthern Iraq. |
| Military Awards & Decorations My Military Awards and Decorations include the Joint Service Commendation Medal (2nd Award), the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal (2nd Award), the Joint Unit Meritorious Unit Award (5th Award), the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor (6th Award), the Air Force Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), the National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Korea Defense Service Medal, the Air Force Short Tour Ribbon (2nd Award), the Air Force Long Tour Ribbon, the Air Force Longevity Ribbon (4th Award), the Professional Military Education Ribbon (2nd Award), the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, the Air Force Basic Training Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait). |
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Hobby My hobby is Genealogy. All of my off-duty time is spent searching for my ancestors. My hobby began when I visited New Liberty/Liberty Church Cemetery, Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana as a boy. My Great, 2nd Great, and 3rd Great Grandfather Dunnings are buried here, as well as numerous other relatives. My 3rd Great Grandfather migrated to Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana from Orange County, New York in the early 1820s. While searching for my ancestors, I have been to several cemeteries in Switzerland County, Indiana. A very good source document for cemeteries in Switzerland County is Switzerland County, Indiana Cemetery Inscriptions 1817-1985 published by Wanda L. Morford. I drew a diagram of the Vevay Cemetery for her book. |
| 1st Marraige I was married to Linda Lucille Dimas, the daughter of Frank Tello and Elvira Rodriquez, on August 4, 1985 at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The ceremony was performed by Judge James E. Barlow. This marriage ended on September 11, 1998 at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. |
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My Baby My daughter, Clarissa Lynn Dunning, was born on July 22, 1991 at Andrews AFB, Prince Greorges County, Maryland. She weighed 6 pounds and 7.8 ounces and measured 19.5 inches at the time of her birth. She is 3 years old in this photo. |
| 2nd Marriage I was married to Sang Ok Roberts, the daughter of the Choong Kwun Hyun and Yung Sik Su, on June 9, 2003 at the Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Chaplain George E. Meister in the Pentagon Memorial Chapel. |
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The Dunning Girls This is a picture of my wife, Sang Ok Dunning; my mother, Clara Lavinia Dunning; and, my daughter, Clarissa Lynn Dunning taken during the summer of 2003 at my mother's home in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. |
| Nelson Homestead This is a picture of me taken at the Nelson Homestead, Switzerland County, Indiana, during the summer of 2003. My parents owned this farm from 1971 to 1995; and, I lived here until 1985. John Nelson purchased the land on March 23, 1814. John and his family are buried in the Nelson Family Cemetery which is located on the property. |
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