User:Deedeefleur/Landon K. Thorne III

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Landon K. Thorne III
Born
Landon Ketchum Thorne III

1942 (age 81–82)
New York City, New York, USA
Alma materYale University
Spouses
  • Mary Little Thorne (m. 1979-2006, her death)
  • Leslie Evans Thorne (m. 2008-present)
Parents
  • Landon Ketchum Thorne, Jr. (father)
  • Alice Smith Barry (mother)
Relatives
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps Reserve
Years of service1967–2002
RankColonel
Battles/warsVietnam War

Landon K. Thorne III (born 1942) is an American entrepreneur, United States Marine Corps Reserve Colonel [1] (Retired), author and poet.

Early years[edit]

Landon was born in New York City. He is the son of Landon Ketchum Thorne Jr and Alice Smith Barry. His maternal great-grandfather was journalist David S. Barry and his paternal great-great-grandfather was Alfred Lebbeus Loomis, a physician who served as president of the Association of American Physicians. Landon's sister, Julia Thorne, was the first wife of former U.S. Senator (D, MA) and now Secretary of State, John F. Kerry. His brother is David Thorne (Diplomat) of Brookline, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Thorne spent much of his childhood in Rome and attended Notre Dame International School for Boys[2]. His sister, Julia, attended Marymount International School of Rome while his brother, David, attended American Overseas School of Rome. His father had been appointed to a diplomatic post overseeing the Marshall Plan in Italy, then remained in Rome as a representative of Bankers Trust Company of New York and the publisher of Rome Daily American newspaper. Thorne attended high school at the Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts before entering Yale.

Ancestry[edit]

Landon is a direct descendant of William Thorne Sr[3] (eleventh generation) and William Thorne Jr[4] (tenth generation), father and son signers of The Flushing Remonstrance. Landon is also the direct descendant to Joseph Thorne[5] (tenth generation) who married Mary Bowne[6], daughter of John Bowne, founder of The John Bowne House.

Professional life[edit]

Business[edit]

In 1985, Landon was the financial advisor to boxer Alexis Arguello,[7] allowing Alexis to make his boxing comeback and resolve his outstanding issues with the IRS.[8]

Public service[edit]

Media[edit]

In the early 1970’s concurrent with the anti-war protest movement against the war in Vietnam in which his the brother-in-law, John Kerry, was a leading participant and a prominent voice, Landon began writing poetry that expressed the prevailing angst of former veterans. Landon's poetry works include contributions to the book Winning Heart and Minds - War Poems by Vietnam Veterans [9][10] and contributions to the book The New Soldier.[11] An excerpt from one of Landon's poems, “On Passing Graves Registration-Dong Ha”, was cited in the review of Winning Heart and Minds - War Poems by Vietnam Veterans by The New York Times Book Review on May 14, 1972.[12]

An experienced amateur photographer, during his combat tour in Vietnam, Landon compiled an extensive number of high quality photographs, several of which were subsequently published in a book entitled Combat Photographer,[13] one of a Time-Life Book Series, called “The Vietnam Experience”.[14]

In 1995, then a prominent business figure in Miami Florida, Landon was recruited by MTV and Bunim-Murray Productions to be the on-camera business advisor to The Real World: Miami[15][16] then in its fifth season of a long and continuously successful run. In an interview published by Marines Magazine, Landon is quoted as saying, "Entrepreneurship isn't just about making money, it's more about sharing energy and empowering the greatness in others."[17]

Shortly after his retirement from military service, and deeply concerned about the United States’ invasion of Iraq, Landon became a regular a regular Op-Ed contributor to The Daily Star (Lebanon) from May 9, 2003 to April 4, 2004.[18] When his close friend and former brother-in-law, the Senator John Kerry (D-MA), became the presumptive nominee as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the Presidency, Landon stopped his Op-Ed columns in order to avoid having them being construed as policy statements.

Personal life[edit]

Landon is married, has grown children and resides in Beaufort, South Carolina at Brays Island Plantation.

Landon is a graduate of Yale University. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for 35 years, retiring as Colonel in 2002.

Aviation[edit]

Landon has been an avid pilot since his teens. In addition to his ground combat service in Vietnam, Landon flew 163 backseat air combat observer missions in the skies over Vietnam and received four Air Medal awards.[19] He currently owns a fully restored L-19 "Bird Dog" military observation aircraft, Tail Number N68VN.[20] Landon flies regularly to airshows and as a volunteer pilot for SouthWings,[21] a non-profit conservation organization that provides a network of volunteer pilots to support conservation advocacy and the restoration and protection of the ecosystems and biodiversity of the Southeastern U.S.[22]

A strong believer in the importance of aviation’s role in local communities, Landon  also volunteers on the Airport Support Network (ASN) of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). As an ASN volunteer, Landon assists and supports direct and indirect promotion of local airport activity to enhance favorable image of  the airport that he represents and helps to educate local officials and community neighbors about the value of their airport.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PN947 - Nomination of Landon K. Thorne III for Marine Corps, 106th Congress (1999-2000)". www.congress.gov. 27 April 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame International School - Rome, Italy". Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "First Generation". Descendants of William Thorne. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Second Generation". Descendants of William Thorne. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Second Generation". Descendants of William Thorne. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Bowne Family". Descendants if Anthony Bowne. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ^ Smith, Gary (21 October 1985). "ADRIFT IN A SEA OF CHOICES". ADRIFT IN A SEA OF CHOICES. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  8. ^ Giudice, Christian (2012). Beloved Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Alexis Arguello. Dulles, Virginia: Potomac Books. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-59797-709-8.
  9. ^ Paquet, Edited by Larry Rottmann, Jan Barry [and] Basil T. (1972). Winning hearts & minds: war poems by Vietnam veterans. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 59, 104–105. ISBN 9780070540767. Retrieved 14 June 2016. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Thorne, Landon. "Landon K. Thorne, III « Yale 1965 Creative Works". yale1965creativeworks.org. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  11. ^ Kerry, John; Butler, Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Edited by David Thorne [and] George (1971). Library of Congress LCCN Permalink for 76171990. New York. p. 128. Retrieved 14 June 2016. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Seelye, John (14 May 1972). "If you have a farm in Vietnam and a house in hell, sell the farm and go home". The New York Times. 18. Retrieved 7 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Mills, Nick B. (1983). Combat Photographer (The Vietnam Experience). Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0939526086. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  14. ^ "The Vietnam Experience, The Original Series". The Vietnam Experience. Boston Publishing Company. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  15. ^ Pounds, Marcia H. (September 27, 1996). "Mtv Concept Probably Wouldn't Work In Real World". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  16. ^ Caggiano, Christopher (1 July 1997). "MTV Start-up Flops; Ratings Soar". Inc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  17. ^ De Maria, Sissy (September 1996). "Marines on MTV?". Marines. 25 (9): 30. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Landon K. Thorne | Author's Page | THE DAILY STAR". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  19. ^ "NARA - AAD - Display Full Records - Awards Information Management System (AIMS), as of August 1993: Public Use History Data File, ca. 1925 - ca. 1992". aad.archives.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  20. ^ "FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-Number Inquiry". registry.faa.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  21. ^ "Landon Thorne". SouthWings. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  22. ^ "About SouthWings". 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  23. ^ "ASN Volunteer and Airport Search". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 26 August 2016.


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