More detail on this person: Daniel "Danny" Armstrong died at the age of 83 on Saturday, June 8, 2024. He was born in Los Angeles, California on October 6, 1940! While in college, at The University of Redlands, Dan joined the Marine Platoon Leaders Class with his best friend the summers after his sophomore and junior years. As soon as he graduated college in 1962, he became a 2nd Lieutenant and was sent to flight school in Pensacola, Florida for 18 months. During his 5 and 1/2 years of active service in the Marines, he married his college sweetheart, Judy, went to Vietnam flying helicopters for 13 months, and started a family in 1967! Dan then spent 17 years in the reserves becoming a Lieutenant Colonel, and during that time, he flew for LA Airways before starting a career in 1971 as a banker at Home Savings of America where he retired after 26 years as an Executive Vice President. After retirement he was on the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries, Orange Community Bank, and dedicated time at Fairview Community Church. Until the day he died, he was a strong patriot and Marine always expressing "Oorah" and "Semper Fi." He is survived by his loving of wife of 60 years, 4 children and their spouses, and 8 grandchildren.
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