Robert Kammen

Robert Kammen was born and raised in the Greenbush, Minnesota area in 1931. After high school, he pursued his interest in Agriculture and graduated with degree from the University of Minnesota/Crookston. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S Army Infantry and separated shortly after the end with an honorable discharge.

He joined the U.S. Postal Service, and soon moved up the administrative ranks to Postmaster. While still engaged as a civilian with his vocation, he took on an added responsibility with the United States Marine Corps involving their humanitarian projects during the Vietnam War, the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon with the 22nd Marine Amphibious Division, and also the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. These projects involved helping orphaned and displaced children by airlifting supplies to these war zones where the Marines would distribute the life saving supplies. He reported to and received orders directly from Commandant of the Marine Corps., General P.X. Kelley.