Gender

Male

Birth date

1964-12-25

Place of birth

Bridgeton NJ, U.S.A.

Inducted

1984-5-1, Los Angeles CA

Enlistment type

Volunteer

Service branch

Army

Service type

War,peacetime

Unit type

Combat

Units served

A Co. 407th S & T Bn; 612th QM Det (Airborne); E Co. 407th S & S Bn; 82nd ABN Div.

Military specialty

43E (Parachute Rigger), 91A (Combat Medic), 11B (Infantryman), 91E (Dental Assistant).

Stationed

USA - Ft. Jackson, SC; Ft. Benning, GA; Ft. Lee, VA; Ft. Bragg, NC; Panama; Honduras; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait

Separated

Current

Unit responsibility

612th Heavy Drop Re-supply - E Co. 407 Pack Parachutes and Heavy Drop - A Co. 407 Forward Support Co. - C Co. 2/504 P.I.R Conduct combat operations in deep enemy territory dropped by parachute at night - 257th a Combat Forward Dentistry.

Personal responsibility

I've had many responsibilities from being a parachute inspector to being a squad leader in the infantry during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Major battles (if served in a war zone)

Desert Storm; Rochambeau; Al Saliman Airfield.

Awards, medals, citations (individual or unit)

Army Commendation Medal (2); Army Achievement Medal (9); Good Conduct Medal (4); Jumpmaster Wings; Expert Field Medical Badge; Combat Infantry Badge; Parachute Rigger Wings; Gold Recruiter Badge w/3 Star Sapphires; Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia); Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait); National Defense Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Non-commissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 3; Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Operation Restore Hope Somalia.

Living conditions

Dug in the sand. No bathing, just cat baths. Meals ready to eat (MRE's), play football, read, write, listen to my walkman.

Most vivid memory of military experience

Jumping out of an airplane for the first time. I had to ask myself 'What the hell am I doing this for?'

Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience?

That the Army has afforded me the opportunity to better educate myself by attending college and military schooling. Today's Army is smarter and more technologically advanced than most major corporations. I am proud to be an American soldier and serve in the forces that guard our country and our way of life.