Walt Longmire: Difference between revisions

Walt is a native of Durant, [[Wyoming]], the [[county seat]] of fictional Absaroka County, named after the real-life [[Crow people|Absaroka Native Americans]], the [[Absaroka Range]], and the 1930s effort to declare a [[Absaroka Range(proposed state)|U.S. state called Absaroka]] out of three existing states.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Craig |date=July 2014 |title=Welcome To Wyoming |url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2014/07/welcome-to-wyoming/ |magazine=Cowboys and Indians Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

He attended the [[University of Southern California]], where he played offensive lineman for the [[USC Trojans]] and graduated with a degree in [[English literature]]. He then served in the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and completed [[United States Marine Corps Recruit Training|boot camp]] at [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island]] and [[Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)|Officer Candidates School]] at [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]]. He was assigned to the [[1st Marine Division (United States)|1st Marine Division]] as a military police officer, and served in country at [[Tan Son Nhut Air Base]] during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="The Cold Dish">{{cite book |last= Johnson|first= Craig|date= December 29, 2004|title= The Cold Dish|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780143036425|url-access= registration|publisher= Penguin Books}}</ref> He served in the Marines for four years, and earned, among other decorations, the [[Navy Cross]], [[Silver Star]], [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]], and [[Purple Heart]].<ref name="Kindness Goes Unpunished">{{cite book |last= Johnson|first= Craig|date= March 15, 2007|title= Kindness Goes Unpunished|publisher= Penguin Books}}</ref> After serving in Vietnam, Walt spent six weeks assigned as security at [[Johnston Atoll]].<ref name="Any Other Name">{{cite book |last= Johnson|first= Craig|date= May 13, 2014|title= Any Other Name|publisher= Penguin Books}}</ref>