Joined the United
States Marine Corps in my Senior Year at Williamson High School. Departed to Recruit Training on the 23 June
1975. Military Occupation Training at Naval
Air Station, Meridian Mississippi in 1976. I have served in Marine Flying Squadrons, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons,
Marine Aviation Group Detachments’, Special Staff Officer to Marine Aircraft
Group Commander as Aviation Supply Officer, Headquarter, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific,
Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific and Commanding Officer, Marine Aviation Training
Support Squadron 1, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi; coming full
circle back to where I received my initial Military Occupational Training.
I attained the ranks;
Private to Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer to Chief Warrant Officer 4, Limited
Duty Officer as Captain, converted to the unrestricted rank of Captain and Major
(True Mustang). Retired after 29 Years,
7 Month and 15 Days of Service.
Qualifying Service for
Veterans of Foreign Wars Membership:
Served aboard the USS American
in the S-6 Department, with VMAQ-2 Detachment, during combat operation, Libyan
Expedition, earning the Navy Expeditionary and the Marine Corp Expeditionary Medals,
and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Operation Eldorado Canyon-Libya.
Combat Operation
during Desert Storm and Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia; earning Southwest Asia
Service Medal.
Was married for 19
Years to my former spouse Deborah and we have three children: Matthew, Andrew and
Kimberly
Served at the Post
Level: Junior Vice Commander, Quartermaster, Adjutant and Commander. (Two time as All-State
Commander and One time as All-American Commander, two Times as All State and All-American
Quartermaster).
Served at the District
Level: Junior Vice, Senior Vice and District Commander. I have served as the District Voice of
Democracy, Patriots Pen and Teacher of the Year Chairmen and Buddy Poppy
Chairmen.
Served as Hospital and
Gold Star Mother Chairmen at the Department Level.