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Primary Unit 1984-1985, 11B40, HHC, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry
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1972, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Department of Oklahoma (National President) (Oklahoma)
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1973, 1st Cavalry Division Association
1988, 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Veterans
2000, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 56 (Executive Director) (Lawton, Oklahoma)
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2000, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 751 (Member) (Lawton, Oklahoma)
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What are you doing now: Retired effective 1 Feb 2014. Plan to travel,fish,work around the house and visit my grand kids. 2017 still fish and work in my yard . Had to stop travelling on our trike and just sold it . Haven't seen my grand kids in Colorado for three years . Bad feet and knees on many meds , old age sucks !
Other Comments:  Retired from Oklahoma Teachers Retirement system 1 Feb 2014. Drawing Social Security,Retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 2006 and retired from the Army in 1988. My hobbies are my yard now getting my main attention. Really enjoy going to bed and getting up whenever I feel like ! I still do some bass fishing once in awhile . Still do a few local Bass Tournaments .
1968-1969, 11C10, 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry
1968-1969, 11B20, 4th Armored Division
1969-1970, 84G10, Army Signal Corps Photographic Center, Signal Center & School (Cadre) Fort Gordon, GA
1970-1970, 84G10, Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)
1970-1971, 84G10, 101st Airborne Division
1970-1971, 84G10, 101st Military Intelligence Company
1972-1972, 84G10, HHC, 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion
1972-1972, 84G10, HHC, 57th Signal Battalion
1972-1973, 84B10, III Corps (3rd Corps)
1972-1973, 11B30, 3rd Training Brigade (Cadre) Fort Ord, CA, US Army Training Center (Cadre) Fort Ord, CA
1973-1974, 11B30, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1973-1974, 11C30, 1st Cavalry Division
1973-1975, 11B40, Artillery Committee , Field Artillery Training Center (Staff), Fort Sill
1974-1975, 11B40, 7th Infantry Division
1976-1979, 11B30, Field Artillery Training Center (Staff), Fort Sill
1978-1978, 11B10, Infantry Center and School (Staff) Fort Benning, GA
1979-1981, 11B10, HHC, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry
1979-1981, 11B40, 8th Infantry Division
1981-1984, 11B40, US Army Field Artillery Center and School (Staff)
1984-1985, 11B40, HHC, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry
1984-1985, 11B40, 2nd Infantry Division
1985-1988, Field Artillery Training Center (Staff), Fort Sill
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