Where did you serve and what did you do?

US Navy, Sonar Technician 1966-1969, aboard USS Belknap (DLG-26) Civil Engineer Corps Officer, US Naval Reserve 1974-2002, Seabee Battalions 12, 23, 27, Amphib Seabee TWO, Naval Shipyard Charleston Public Works, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station Public Works

How are you Still Serving?

Commander, Virginia Piedmont Chapter, Military Order of the World Wars Member, Desmond T. Doss Chapter 12179, VFW; Bugler, American Legion Post 16 Honor Guard Historian and Past Commander, USS Belknap Association

Why do you do it?

To honor the fallen and to be there for their families; to support our military personnel still serving; to be part of larger family of Veterans; to promote military service as a career option for young people; and to continually remind the American public that Freedom is Not Free.