Joined the Navy in 1976. Served aboard the USS Shark (SSN 591, USS Will Rogers (SSBN659), USS Silversides (SSN 679), USS Nevada (SSBN 733) and USS Alabama (SSBN 731). Retired in 2006 from Sasebo Japan.
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask you can do for your country.