Veteran's Corner

For me, it all started in 1973. Vietnam was in it's final years...

GREAT LAKES NAVAL RECRUIT TRAINING CENTER, IL BOOT CAMP 10/1973-1/1974
LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION, NJ - NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING COMMAND STUDENT ABF “A” SCHOOL 1/1974-3/1974
NAHA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN NAS FUEL DEPOT, SUPPLY SHIPPING & RECIEVING KADENA AFB, OKINAWA, JAPAN SUPPLY SHIPPING & RECIEVING, MAA, CUSTOMS INSPECTOR 1974-1977
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, MD NAS FUEL DEPOT 1977-1979
CECIL FIELD NAVAL AIR STATION ~ NAS, FL VS-32 "MAULERS" FLIGHT LINE SUPERVISOR, MAA 1979-1981
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY, NORFOLK, VA DEPLOYED WITH VS-32 FLIGHT LINE SUPERVISOR, PPO 1980-1981
USS MIDWAY FLIGHT DECK LPO, BELOW DECKS LPO, DEPT LPO 1981-1984
LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION, NJ - NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING COMMAND INSTRUCTOR ABF “A” SCHOOL MASTER TRAINING SPECIALIST 1984-1987
USS DUBUQUE, SASEBO, JAPAN LPD8 FLIGHT DECK CHIEF, AIR DEPT. CHIEF 1987-1990
SASEBO FLEET ACTIVITIES, JAPAN DEPENDANT ASSISTANCE OFFICER 1987-1990
USS RALEIGH LPD-1, NORFOLK VA. FLIGHT DECK CHIEF, AIR DEPT. CHIEF PERSIAN GULF WAR (DESERT SHIELD (08/1990), DESERT STORM (01/1991)) 1990-1992
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, MD COMMAND CHIEF, CHIEF MASTER AT ARMS NAVAL HOSPITAL SHIP COMFORT FLIGHT DECK CHIEF, AIR DEPT. CHIEF 1992-1993
RETIRED CPO at PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, MD OCTOBER 1993 MOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS 1995
MEMBER VFW POST 6643 (since1996) MEMBER AMERICAN LEGION POST 425 (since1999)