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highest number Station 7, and finally moved to the
RANDY LAMMONS of casualties Training Division. In April of 2021,
(LITTLE BROTHER) of any U.S. he became Battalion Chief of the
Battalion, losing Training Division, also serving as a
34 Marines and a mental health advocate.
sailor.
Randy met his future wife, Megan,
His plan had in Luckenbach, Texas. That first
been to retire dance began a long-distance
in the Marines. relationship. She was in New
However, in 2005, Braunfels, and he was working in
he decided to Lubbock. Wanting to make a career
leave the Corps change and come back to school at
and return to Texas Tech, he convinced her that
West Texas after this was the time to do it. In 2013,
having received they were married, and today they
multiple awards are a family of four.
and citations,
including the His desire to protect his family, the
orn and raised in West Texas, Purple Heart. community and fellow firefighters
has been what has driven him
Randy cannot recall a time Randy attended the Texas A&M to find solutions in his job. One
Bwhen he did not want to TEEX Fire Academy in College recent event brought to light
become a Marine. His granddad, Station, graduating at the top of his the importance of training and
who was in the Army, served in the class, before joining the Lubbock professional development.
Pacific during WWII aboard a Navy Fire Department in 2007.
ship and had kept a detailed account Engine 17-B had been called to a
of his time there. “As a kid, I read “What landed me here at LFR when residential structure fire. Within
his journal. He was always writing I got back was that firefighting was seconds, they were able to enter a
about going to get the Marines from our family business. It gives you burning home through a window
the different islands in the Pacific,” the structure that you had in the and free the victim. “We had just
said Randy.” That may have been military. Guys coming out naturally implemented some training to help
part of what drew him to the Corps. gravitate to something that is the guys do their job better,” said
familiar to them,” said Randy. “One Lammons, “and one of our crews
Five days after high school thing I always talk about with other had gone over the training we had
graduation, Randy enlisted in the veterans is that, in the military, you provided. The following shift they
Marine Corps as an Infantryman. have this great purpose, and when actually utilized it.”
For the next two years, he served at you get out and go to a normal
the Marine Barracks Washington, job, you may not have a feeling of It is said of Battalion Chief Lammons
D.C., also known as “8th and I”, the purpose. But fire, EMS, and police, that he has cultivated a culture of
oldest active post in the Corps. they all give you excellence

Then in 2003, Randy transferred to that purpose. It within the
training
Camp Pendleton, California as a makes it an easier division and
squad leader with the 2nd Battalion transition for a lot has led some
4th Marines. Within the following of guys.” That was of the most
year, he was deployed to Ramadi, the case for Randy. comprehensive
prepared to support the economy He was first and innovative
and government of this critical assigned to Station training
Sunni city in western Iraq. 8 as a Firefighter, initiatives in

Ramadi was among the most then was promoted the history of
violent cities in Iraq and played a to Equipment LFR. He has
critical role in ultimately turning the Operator, also at spearheaded
tide against the insurgency. Their Station 8. At Station the research,
battalion encountered the deadliest 4, he was advanced design, and
combat fighting and logged the to Lieutenant, push to
then to Captain at construct a

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