<body><div>Press release from Scott Hammond Insurance:<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=479epu_11RHBYu100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=479epu_11RHBYu100" width="517" height="792" ><figcaption>Mark Nelson, Honor Guard</figcaption></figure><blockquote>The public is invited to join us for a short recognition ceremony of our May 2025 Humboldt Hero, Petty Officer Third Class, Mark Nelson. It will take place on the corner of 7th and G Streets in Eureka this Friday, May 30th at noon.Mark was born in Keokuk, Iowa in December of 1957. He spent most of his childhood in Hydesville, California, where his Great-grandfather started the Hydesville Store now known as Murrish Market. Mark has fond memories of learning his colors at his Grandmother’s kitchen table in Hydesville.The Nelson family has a long history of military service. Mark’s father was in the Seabees. His grandfather was in World War II, his Great-Great Grandfather was in the Civil War, his Great-Great-Great Grandfather was in the War of 1812 and his Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather was in the Revolutionary War.Mark wasn’t the best student, because he tended to daydream and get distracted from the task on hand. He never outgrew that tendency. As schools were known to do during that Vietnam era, he was automatically passed from grade to grade. While still in his senior year in 1976, he enlisted in the Navy. After graduation, he reported to basic training in San Diego in November 1976.After basic training, Mark went to “A school” in Pensacola, Florida. A School is basic technical training for a military occupational specialty. There he became a Cryptological Technical Technician or CTT, which is also known as a “spook.” Mark’s recruiter, also a CTT, must have seen Mark’s buried talent, so he fudged Mark’s test scores to get him into A School. After completion, Mark was given a choice to go to Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean, or to Okinawa, Japan. Mark chose Okinawa where he spent the next three years.Mark befriended many families in Okinawa. He couldn’t speak Japanese, but they knew enough English that they could invite him into their homes for meals.While he was in Okinawa, several typhoons hit the island. During one of them the antenna on top of the three-story building came loose, so a bunch of the men went up on the roof to fix it. While they were up there, a sheet of plywood flew by their heads. During another typhoon, a couple of them decided to go snorkeling. It is a miracle that they survived.</blockquote><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3vJRUT_11RHBYu100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3vJRUT_11RHBYu100" width="720" height="960" ><figcaption>Mark Nelson</figcaption></figure><blockquote>Despite being in the Navy, Mark was never deployed on a boat. When he traveled, he flew on regular commercial flights and was publicly referred to as a “Weather Technician.” He didn’t wear a uniform and couldn’t tell anyone about his duties. During the Carter Administration, staffing levels declined in his unit, so Mark was able to take on duties WAY above his pay grade.Mark was honorably discharged with the rank of E4 out of Treasure Island Naval Station in Florida in 1980.With the help of the GI Bill and a few good families he met along the way, Mark graduated from the College of the Redwoods in 1987 and Humboldt State University in 1991. To help pay his way through HSU, Mark found work in Property Management and Maintenance. Mark loves Property Management because he gets to talk to people from all over the world without leaving beautiful Humboldt County. Mark was fortunate to be hired by Nordstrom Rentals, where he was embraced as a member of the family. He studied for and earned his Real Estate Brokers License.Mark met his lovely wife Carol in Fortuna in 1991 and they got married in Sundance, Wyoming in 2000, the town where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were jailed. The couple enjoys motorcycling, rockhounding, and road trips.Mark is a proud member of the Mad River Honor Guard, the American Legion Post 274 in Arcata, the AMVETS Post 96 in Eureka, and the AMVETS Riders Chapter 96. He volunteers at the Ferndale Stand Down every year and coordinates the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery in Arcata, where he also serves as their Veteran Liaison.We all owe a great debt of gratitude to men and women like Mark Nelson, who stepped up to serve their country through the armed forces, and who continue to step up to serve their community.</blockquote></div></body>

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The public is invited to join us for a short recognition ceremony of our May 2025 Humboldt Hero, Petty Officer Third Class, Mark Nelson. It will take place on the corner of 7th and G Streets in Eureka this Friday, May 30th at noon. Mark was born in Keokuk, Iowa...

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Humboldt Hero: Petty Officer Third Class, Mark Nelson

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