Daniel Elliott USMC | 2009- Present Quantico, VA Daniel Elliott was born January 2nd, 1991 in Horseheads, NY. Immediately after graduating high school, Daniel joined the Marine Corps in 2009 and was sent Boot Camp aboard MCRD Parris Island, Sc. Following graduation from Boot Camp and Marine Combat Training, Daniel was sent to his MOS school in Ft. Sill, Ok where he would become a 0811, Field Artilleryman. Upon graduating MOS School, Daniel was sent to 5th Battalion 11th Marines aboard MCRD Camp Pendleton, Ca. While assigned to 5/11, he was a section chief and deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2011-2012 and again in 2012-2013. In 2014, Daniel reported to Marine Security Guard School and was stationed at U.S. Embassy Lisbon, Portugal for one year until he was assigned orders to Marine Security Augmentation Unit in Quantico, Va. While at MSAU, he was immediately promoted to his current rank as Staff Sergeant where he has served as a Detachment Commander on 12 various overseas missions to Africa, Asia and Europe. Currently, Daniel Serves as the MSAU Chief Instructor for its Indoctrination Training Course and is in the midst of medical separation due injuries sustained while on Active Duty. With new physical limitations and love for the outdoors, Daniel Elliott embarked on his Fly Fishing journey in 2018 and joined PHWFF in September of 2019. Since then, he has been actively involved with PHWFF and the sport of Fly Fishing. So far his biggest accomplishment has been catching a Rainbow Trout on a fly tied at PHWFF and building his first Fly Rod. For Daniel, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing has been a resource of camaraderie and a conduit of knowledge to fuel a newly found passion.
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