Joseph J. Ripley Jr.
Below is a picture of my dad holding me when I was about 3 years old. He passed away of stomach cancer exactly 6 days after my birthday on April 14, 1966 at Kaiser Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles and was buried in San Diego.
Below is a picture of me taken in summer 1996.
This first picture when I first saw my daughters in summer 1995, a lot of people mistaken them for twins even though Katijo and Jeaudon were born a year apart from each other.
The below picture was taken six months later. Comparing the two you can see how fast they have grown.
Below
is the most recent picture of me. Taken
on February 12, 2003 after I was promoted to the rank of Major, Civil Affairs
in the United States Army Reserves.
Civil Affairs is part of the United States Army Special Operation
Forces.
27 January 2003 promoted to Field Grade Officer status to the rank of Major O-4. Battalion was activated and sent to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Due to Car wreck where sustained over 20 fractures and left for dead, where ambulance was never not notified until 2 and half hours later after the hit and run, was transferred to Control Group IRR as was undeployable due to the injuries and then on 25 Febuary 2003 was transferred to 1st SEG, 1st BRIGADE, 87th Division (TSD) in Birmingham, Alabama.
Captain's Promotion
Jeaudon Ripley
Katijo Ripley
Girls Pictures taken in August 1998.
June, Joe's Other half.
Documents on my Dad.
Katijo and Jeaudon in August 98.
June's Family Pictures of 1998.
My Resume
My Military Certificates.
Back to Family Table of Contents.
Introduction to Special Operation Forces
Scottish Festivities
Pictures of 2002
