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Current Service Status
USA Retired
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Current/Last Rank
Major
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Current/Last Service Branch
Armor
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Current/Last Primary MOS
19B-Armor Officer
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Current/Last MOS Group
Armor (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1970-1970, 11B10, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry
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Previously Held MOS
11B10-Infantryman
71L10-Administrative Specialist
71R10-Broadcast Journalist
11B30-Infantryman
71Q10-Journalist
12C-Cavalry Officer
12B-Armor Officer
46A-Public Affairs Officer
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Service Years
1969 - 1991
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| Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Order of Saint George
Reforger Certificate
US Army Disabled Veteran Certificate
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1980, US Armor Association
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1992, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 9 (Executive Director) (Hilo, Hawaii)
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1992, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 731 (Recorder) (Hilo, Hawaii) 1
- Chap. Page
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1994, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 3830, LCpl Hayward Kimo Hamili Peleiholani Post (National President) (Pahoa, Hawaii)
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1996, FSB Hill 4-11 Association
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1998, Americal Division Veterans Association
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2000, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
- Assoc. Page
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2001, Officers' Christian Fellowship
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2004, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
- Assoc. Page
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2006, Combat Infantrymen's Association, Inc., A Co, 1St BN, 1St Regt (Life Member) (Hilo, Hawaii)
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2011, Army Together We Served
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2013, OCS Foundation
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2018, TWS Profile Integrity
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What are you doing now:
Aside from a three-and-one-half year stint as Tactical Officer of C Co. and Field Music at Valley Forge Military Academy & College in Wayne, PA, I worked in the publishing industry after retiring from the Army in September 1991. I started out as Executive Editor of Presidio Press, a San Francisco Bay Area book publisher specializing in military history and military affairs. After leaving VFMA&C in the summer of 1998, I became my own boss--using contacts I'd made with Presidio to line up freelance copy-editing projects for several commercial and scholarly book publishers. I finally had to give up work entirely in 2004, however, when my body began letting me down. Fortunately, all of my disabling conditions are either directly or indirectly service-connected--making me eligible for a wide range of VA benefits--without which I'd be up the proverbial estuary without a manipulator!
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Other Comments:
For 20 years I lived on Hawaii's Big Island with my wife, Carol, in a subdivision about a mile outside of Mountain View--almost exactly halfway between Hilo and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. However, I moved to Idaho in late July 2019 to settle in the Sagle area not far from the Pend Oreille River. Between the Blue State politics, earthquakes and eruptions, I decided it was time to bid Hawaii Aloha and head for cooler climes! It was a wise decision. I absolutely love it here in the northern Idaho panhandle!
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1969, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Training Brigade (Fort Ord, CA), D/51
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1978, 50th Company, 5th Student Brigade (OCS) (Fort Benning, GA), 65
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1979, Armor Officer Basic Course (Fort Knox, KY), A/5
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1970-1970, 11B10, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry
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1970-1971, 31st Public Information Detachment, 11th Infantry Brigade (Light)
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1971-1971, 71L10, HHC, 11th Infantry Brigade (Light)
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1971-1972, 71Q10, 502nd Adjutant General Company
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1972-1972, 71R10, Headquarters, US Army Infantry School
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1973-1973, 11B30, D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry
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1973-1976, 71Q10, HHC, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)
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1977-1978, 71Q10, Applied Journalism Department, Defense Information School (Faculty Staff)
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1979-1980, 12C, Troop D, 10th Cavalry , 194th Armored Brigade (Cadre)
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1980-1981, 46A, HHC, US Army Armor Center and School (Cadre) Fort Knox, KY
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1982-1982, 12B, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armored Regiment
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1983-1984, 12B, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor
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1984-1985, 12B, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor
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1985-1985, 12B, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor
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1985-1986, 46A, Army Garrison Fort Carson, CO
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1988-1990, 12B, History Department, United States Military Academy West Point (Staff-USMA)
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1990-1991, 12B, History Department, United States Military Academy West Point (Staff-USMA)
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Please describe who or what influenced your decision to join the Army. |
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Whether you were in the service for several years or as a career, please describe the direction or path you took. What was your reason for leaving? |
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If you participated in any military operations, including combat, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, please describe those which made a lasting impact on you and, if life-changing, in what way? |
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From your entire military service, describe any memories you still reflect back on to this day. |
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What professional achievements are you most proud of from your military career? |
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Of all the medals, awards, formal presentations and qualification badges you received, or other memorabilia, which one is the most meaningful to you and why? |
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Which individual(s) from your time in the military stand out as having the most positive impact on you and why? |
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Can you recount a particular incident from your service, which may or may not have been funny at the time, but still makes you laugh? |
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What profession did you follow after your military service and what are you doing now? If you are currently serving, what is your present occupational specialty? |
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What military associations are you a member of, if any? What specific benefits do you derive from your memberships? |
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In what ways has serving in the military influenced the way you have approached your life and your career? What do you miss most about your time in the service? |
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Based on your own experiences, what advice would you give to those who have recently joined the Army? |
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In what ways has TogetherWeServed.com helped you remember your military service and the friends you served with. |
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