Gathering at Boca Raton of the Constitution Party with Darrell Castle, Vice Presidential Candidate of the Constitution Party. Darrell Castle, vice presidential candidate for the Constitution Party speaks in Boca Raton. Below is his biography. For more information on the campaign visit: http://www.baldwin08.com/ Born, 1948, Kingsport, Tennessee. Darrell graduated from East Tennessee State University with a B.A. in History and Political Science. He received a J.D. degree from Memphis State University Law School (University of Memphis). Darrell is an attorney in private practice with firms in Memphis, TN, St. Louis, MO, and Kansas City, MO. The Castle Law Firms specialize in Bankruptcy and Personal Injury. Darrell enrolled in ROTC for two years and attended the Marine Corp Platoon Leaders class in Quantico, VA. After graduation from college, Darrell was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. His service in Viet Nam followed a family military tradition; his oldest brother served in the Army during World War II, another brother served as a Marine in the Korean War. Darrell trained under then, 1st Lt. Oliver North. After graduation from Basic School, Darrells unit received a unit citation for being deployed in five different theaters of operation at the same time. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and received orders to the Far East for 13 months. Darrell left the Marine Corp in 1974 a very different person than he was when he went in. It was a life changing event and his experience during those years has contributed to his strong belief that war should not be entered into capriciously, and, that the decision to go to war must be made according to constitutional provisions. Darrell firmly believes we must uphold Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which makes it clear that only Congress can declare war that those powers are not granted to the president. Darrell has served the local church as deacon and deacon chairman. In 1998, he and wife Joan founded Mias Children Foundation, Inc. (www.miaschildren.org), a Christian mission in Bucharest, Romania which ministers to homeless gypsy children. Darrell served two terms as Constitution Party of Tennessee State Chairman, is serving his third term as Vice Chairman of the National Committee and two terms as Platform Chairman at the National Convention. Darrell has taught the Institute on the Constitution course and written articles and commentaries addressing national issues and analysis of current events. Since 2005, Darrell has served on the Board of the Conservative Caucus. He served as Chairman of the National Veterans Coalition, an outreach of the National Constitution Party, in 2007. Darrell and his wife Joan have been married for 30 years, they live in Germantown, TN. Their daughter Joanna and her husband Michael Miller serve with the Navigators Ministry at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." -- John Quincy Adams

• published: 25 Oct 2008
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