CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (March 6, 2006) -- Navy CWO3 Jeffrey D. Fishel’s mother should have listened to him 27 years ago when he was 17 and said he wanted to be a Marine. “After telling my mother of my choice to join the Marine Corps, she said no,” said 44-year-old Fishel, from San Diego. “She told me the only way she would sign is if I joined another branch. I chose the Navy.” These days, Fishel’s wearing the Marine Corps digital pattern uniform, serving as platoon commander for Mobile Assault Platoon 3, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment working...
