MCPO(SEAL) Rudy Boesch, USN (Ret.)

Rudy Boesch (born January 20, 1928) was the oldest competitor on Survivor: Borneo at 72 years of age, where he finished in third place. In the final immunity challenge, Rudy's hand dropped from the idol the competetors had to keep their hands on and he was subsequently voted out of the game by Kelly Wiglesworth. Boesch hosted Combat Missions, a Mark Burnett-produced reality series that aired on the USA Network in 2002. In 2004, Boesch appeared in Survivor: All-Stars, where he was the second contestant voted off the show. style=font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-left: 20%; margin-right: 20%; margin-top: 5px> Rudy Boesch Copyright status Unknown. ... style=font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-left: 20%; margin-right: 20%; margin-top: 5px> Rudy Boesch Copyright status Unknown. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Survivor: Pulau Tiga was the first installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. ... Kelly Wiglesworth (born June 24, 1977) was the runner-up on the original American version of the CBS reality series Survivor. ... Combat Missions was a reality TV show produced by Mark Burnett and hosted by former Survivor castaway Rudy Boesch that aired from January 2002 to April of that year. ... Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960), a British-born, naturalized citizen of the United States, is a US TV producer known for pioneering reality television as a genre. ... The USA Network is a popular American cable TV network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ...

Boesch wrote a book, The Book of Rudy (ISBN 1580626130), which contains his opinions on an array of topics. He currently lives in Virginia Beach. Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...

Military experience

Boesch served in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL team leader, completing over 45 years continuous activity. From 1968–1970, Boesch completed two combat deployments to Vietnam. Boesch earned the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action during more than 45 combat operations. During and after his stint in Vietnam, Boesch was designated the "Chief SEAL" (a.k.a "Bullfrog"), and set physical and operational standards at SEAL Team TWO. He attained the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer and was honorably discharged on August 1, 1990. SEALs in from the water. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... Good conduct variation Master Chief Petty Officer insignia Master Chief Petty Officer Sleeve Insignia Master Chief Petty Officer is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rate (E-9) in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

Quotes

• "What do I look like, Magellan?"
• "Me and Richard got to be pretty good friends; not in a homosexual way, that's for sure."
• "I don't even know what MTV means."

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pronunciation: //; Spanish: Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes; Spring 1480–April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese maritime explorer who, at the service of Spain, led the first successful attempt to sail around the entire Earth. ... Richard Hatch Richard Hatch (born April 8, 1961) is the winner of the first American Survivor series, which aired in 2000 and was set in Pulau Tiga. ... MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

External links

• Rudy Boesch at the Internet Movie Database
• CBS Survivor profile
• Premiere Speakers Bureau profile