N. Lee Bliss Jr. This is Me

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1. 1. My Bio

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   Published on: 5/1/2004   Last Visited: 11/19/2007

   A native of Charleston, South Carolina, 2d Lieutenant (1LT) Bliss enlisted in the Marine Cops in 1982. After completing recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. LT. Bliss attended Infantry Training School at Camp Geiger, North Carolina. He has served tours of duty at: Company B, Marine Barracks, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines 1982-1984, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 1984-1987, USS Canopus, Marine Detachment, AS-34, Kingsbay Georgia 1987-1989, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC 1989-1992, Drill Instructor, 3rd Battalion, I Company, Parris Island, SC 1992-1994, and Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii 1994-1997. He has also served aboard the USS Tripoli, USS Religh, USS Carl Vincent, USS Kitty Hawk, SBN Francis Scott Key, and the USS Kammeahmeah. In 1997 LT. Bliss reported to the University of Kansas, Naval ROTC Unit and assumed the duties of Assistant Marine Officer Instructor. In August of 2000 LT. Bliss left the Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant (E6) to pursue his educational goals and to follow his dream of a presidential commission. LT. Bliss joined the Kansas Army National Guard in December of 2000 and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) at the Kansas Regional Training Institute (RTI), Salina, Kansas. Upon completion of OCS, LT. Bliss received a federal commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Kansas Army National Guard. 1LT. Bliss has been awarded the: Navy Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with one gold star, Combat Action Ribbon, Naval Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze star, Navy Battle Efficiency "E" Ribbon with two E's, Good Conduct Medal with four stars, National Defense Service Medal, South West Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with four bronze stars, Navy Arctic Service Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon, Drill Instructor Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal with Palm, Kuwait Liberation Medal Fourth Degree and wears the device of a basic paratrooper, a ranger tab, air assault badge, Drill Instructor Badge. LT. Bliss currently holds the military occupational specialties of Infantry Platoon Sergeant, Scout Sniper, Drill Instructor, Primary Marksmanship Instructor, Jungle Environment Survival Instructor, Administrations Clerk, Basic Parachutist, Signal Officer, M2A2 ODS Bradley Commander, and Ranger. He has completed the Amphibious Warfare School (non resident course), Advanced Staff Non Commissioned Officers School (non resident course), Staff Non Commissioned Officers School, Advanced Infantry Platoon Sergeant School, and Officer Candidate School, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle School, and Signal Officers Basic Course. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Pickering University, Bachelors of Science in Information Technology from American Intercontinental University (AIU), and Masters of Science in Information Technology (AIU). 1LT Bliss is currently working on his Doctorate Degree in Information Technology at the University of Kansas (KU). Upon leaving the Marine Corps LT. Bliss, his wife Lynne and three children (Ashley, Joshua, and Kaylynn) established residency in Lawrence, Kansas. LT. Bliss is employed as a Federal Technician for the State of Kansas as the State Web Technology Manager, Joint Forces Headquarters, Kansas Army National Guard, Topeka, KS and is the project manager for Kansas Knowledge Online.
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