Robert Garcia
Roberto Garcia was born in Mexico but moved to Southern California as a child and was raised in San Fernando Valley. During his senior year at Birmingham High School, he enrolled with the US Marines at 17. Upon his high school graduation, he did his basic training at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, Ca., and was stationed at Camp Pendleton for the duration of his contract. During his Marine career, he was assigned to Alpha Company 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, formed around the LAV-25 an 8 wheeled combat vehicle weapons system.
During his time with Alpha Co., he trained in a myriad of skills as a LAV mech...read more