DAVID J. NAIRN, 1LT, USMC
David Nairn '81
Lucky Bag
From the 1981 Lucky Bag:
David J. Nairn
Ocoee, Florida
Dave ‘rolled' into Canoe University on a skateboard holding a Frisbee in one hand, a guitar strapped on his back, and a CHOOOOOOOOW package under his arm. "FLASH" never missed many rates as a Plebe, but he was never known for his expeditious handling of them either. Youngster Summer settled in only to find DJ jumping out of perfectly good airplanes and then the return to AC Year found him STILLborne in wires and transistors. KING CORN started off Second Class Year with a BANG and ended it with a nightly reunion with some Angels, Hazards, and Boats. Yet with all that studying there was still enough time for this minor to ask another MINOR for her hand in marriage. SPEEDY has come a long way since we met I-Day: from civilian to MARINE in only four SHORT years! But I'd like to leave with the following words: MAY YOUR OP-AMPS HAVE INFINITE INPUT IMPEDANCE AND YOUR BJT's HAVE INFINITE GAIN. GOOD LUCK DAVE AND GODSPEED.
David J. Nairn
Ocoee, Florida
Dave ‘rolled' into Canoe University on a skateboard holding a Frisbee in one hand, a guitar strapped on his back, and a CHOOOOOOOOW package under his arm. "FLASH" never missed many rates as a Plebe, but he was never known for his expeditious handling of them either. Youngster Summer settled in only to find DJ jumping out of perfectly good airplanes and then the return to AC Year found him STILLborne in wires and transistors. KING CORN started off Second Class Year with a BANG and ended it with a nightly reunion with some Angels, Hazards, and Boats. Yet with all that studying there was still enough time for this minor to ask another MINOR for her hand in marriage. SPEEDY has come a long way since we met I-Day: from civilian to MARINE in only four SHORT years! But I'd like to leave with the following words: MAY YOUR OP-AMPS HAVE INFINITE INPUT IMPEDANCE AND YOUR BJT's HAVE INFINITE GAIN. GOOD LUCK DAVE AND GODSPEED.
Loss
David was killed in the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983. It is likely he was a member of the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, but have been unable to verify this.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz: "David was a senior in 1977 at Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, Florida. He was nominated to NHS as a junior. He worked in a motor transport unit in Beirut."
David was survived by his wife Tammy Minor Nairn and his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Campbell J. Nairn, Jr. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery.
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Vincent Smith '76, James Surch, Jr. '77, and Donald Woollett '80 were also killed in this attack.
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