Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1964-12-25

Lugar de Nacimiento

Bridgeton NJ, U.S.A.

Inducted

1984-5-1, Los Angeles CA

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Army

Tipo de servicio prestado

War,peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Combat

Unidades a las que sirvió

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

Especialidad militar

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

Asignado

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

Retirado

Current

Responsabilidad en la unidad

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.

Responsabilidad individual

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

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Desert Storm; Rochambeau; Al Saliman Airfield.

Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)

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.

Condiciones de Vida

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

Recuerdo más vívido de la experiencia militar

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

¿En lo personal, qué obtuvo de su experiencia militar?

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.