Dick Black (politician)
| Dick Black | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 13th district |
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Assumed office January 11, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Fred Quayle |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 32nd district |
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In office February 5, 1998 – January 3, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Mims |
| Succeeded by | David Poisson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Hayden Black May 15, 1944 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Jean Hale |
| Residence | Ashburn, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
University of Florida (B.S., J.D.) U.S. Army War College |
| Committees | Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, General Laws and Technology, Education and Health, Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| Website | www.dickblack4senate.com |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
United States Marine Corps United States Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1970 (USMC) 1976–1994 (USA) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | J.A.G. Corps |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Richard Hayden "Dick" Black (born May 15, 1944) is a Republican member of the Virginia State Senate. Black represents the 13th District encompassing parts of both Loudoun and Prince Williams Counties. Black was previously a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1998 to 2006.
Black was a career military officer. He served in both the U.S. Marines and in the U.S. Army JAG Corps. He served a total of 31 years active and reserve, rising from the rank of private to full colonel. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, Command and General Staff College, and Naval Aviator’s Flight School.
Black enlisted in the Marines in 1963 at the age of 19. He graduated from Paris Island as a PFC and entered the Marine Aviation Cadet Program at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. He was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in 1965.
Black served as a pilot in the US Marines during the Vietnam War, earning the Purple Heart medal. He flew 269 combat helicopter missions with HMM-362’s “Ugly Angels” squadron, which operated out of Ky Ha, Vietnam.
From 11 February to 17 June 1967, he served as Forward Air Controller for the 1st Marine Regiment. He made 70 combat patrols in the jungle, with the 1st Marine Regiment. He engaged in intense combat around Nui Loc Son in April 1967. He received the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” for valor, while serving as Forward Air Controller for 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Lt. Black volunteered to join Fox Company, 1st Marines, which held the ridgeline at Nui Loc Son—an extremely dangerous and remote outpost in the Que Son Valley. There, he participated in the bloodiest campaign of the entire Vietnam War.
After the war, he left the service and earned a law degree, returning to military service as a prosecutor with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Black later headed the Army's Criminal Law Division at the Pentagon, before retiring from the military in 1994.
Black first held elective office on the Loudoun County Library Board, where in 1997 he authored a policy that blocked pornography on library computers. The policy drew national attention and first amendment litigation struck down the policy, costing the Board $100,000.
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