| Duty
Position(s): Sentinel Relief: Brief Army History: Units: |
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| Awards
/ Decorations: Army Good Conduct Medal Tomb Guard Identification Badge |
Highest Rank:
Specialist (E-4) |
| Home
City / State: Fresno, CA |
Date of Birth: |
After the Army:
I bought a retail nursery which I owned and managed for 6 years, then I was
accepted on the Fresno Fire Department, worked almost 30 years, 20 years as an
Engineer, and retired in November of 1995.
Family Information:
Married to my best friend, Ellie. I have one son Darin & his wife
Jodie, 2 grandsons Matthew & Phillip, Ellie's son Chris & his
wife Jenn, and Ellie's daughter Andrea and 4 step grandchildren Nick,
Gianana, Grace and Alexis.
Current
Occupation:
I'm a retired Fire-fighter and an active
golfer
Degrees/Schooling:
Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
I was assigned to relieve David Barnes at the 2am to 4am guard change. He
informed me that there were MP's running all over the cemetery, because there
were many headstones being pushed up, not over. Real big ones that couldn't be
moved by just a few people. I was hoping Sgt. Bone would come up and check on me
after a while, but when the MP's left it was just me and 110,000 graves. I was
the only one above ground. Many strange thoughts go through one's mind at a time
like this, I wished that I had some of that live ammunition that we use to carry on
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