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Matthew B. "pinky" Ornstein
Branch of service: United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Unit: USCGC Walnut (WLB-205)
Rank: E-5/DC2
Home: Chicago, Illinois
Served in: USCGC Escanaba -- Boston, MA: Seaman (1999-2000)
USCG Walnut -- Honolulu, HI: Damage Controlman/Diver (2000-2003) - Deployed to Umm Quasr, Iraq "in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom"
I enlisted in the USCG after college in 1999 wanting to learn how to drive boats while serving our country by performing off-shore search & rescue and otherwise guarding our coasts as needed. During my four years of active duty service, I found myself in both Panama and Iraq. It was during our deployment to Iraq that I joined Veterans for Peace. I am now the secretary of the Chicago Chapter of IVAW. I presently live in the City of Chicago, and work as a public school teacher Matthew B. "pinky" Ornstein's recent photosClick on a photo to see it full-sized, or click here for all of Matthew B. "pinky" Ornstein's photos.
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