I was John's first SNCOIC in the fleet. He was an outstanding Marine. One day after he first reported to my office, I asked him what he should do if there was a fire. He looked at me with all seriousness and said "I'm gonna jump out the window". We must have laughed about that for a year. As John became a more seasoned Marine, I saw the greatness in him and decided to send him to jump school. School seats for administrators were hard to come by. I only got two in my 20 year career. One of those seats when to John. He is truly missed and I was blessed to know him. God Bless you John Bovain. Semper Fi.
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Derek W. Harrison (Aug 21, 2008)