Where did you serve and what did you do?

1970 – 1980 1970 Light Air Defense Artillery Ft Bliss TX “Duster- Quadsman” twin 40mm cannons on an open-top tank and 4 .50cal. Machineguns on a turret mount VIETNAM-helicopter crew chief on UH-1H Assault helicopter out of Chu Lai Vietnam 1971 1972 Unit clerk 1st Inf. Div. FT Riley KS Vulcan/Chapperal company. 1973 Bn S-4clerk Los Angelo’s CA 1974 Redstone Army Arsenal Huntsville AL student training company reclassification of PMOS to Improved Hawk Missle Systems Mechanic 1974 -1977 4th General Support Company Miesau Germany 1976 reclassified to unit clerk due to injury. 1977 MEDIVAC from Ramstein AFB Germany to Balboa Naval Hospital for surgery(which was not done) 1977-78 Redstone Arsenal Foreign Student Liaison Company clerk 1979-80 Ft Leonard Wood MO Admin Clerk Drill Sgt/Leadership Academy.

How are you Still Serving?

I am the Scoutmaster of Troop 148 at Post 3168 in Laquey, Mo. I also serve as a Unit Commissioner for Pack & Troop 202 Waynesville, MO and District Camping Chairman for River Trails District, Ozark Trails Council BSA in SW MO.

Why do you do it?

To afford the youths the opportunity to become strong leaders with good character and principles founded in the Scout Law and Oath.