During the Army:
I enlisted in the Army with an MOS of 11B in January 2004.  After leaving Ft Benning, I was assigned to the Old Guard.  In A Company, I spent 8 months on a casket team and Dover teams.  We also did Spirit of America, Twilight Tattoo, and a lot of different things for the George’s second inauguration.  The last thing I did in A Company was go through NBC school and get assigned to the NBC team for the inauguration. I transferred to E Company to start training at the Tomb in January of 2005.  I completed training and received Badge #543 in September of that year.  I served on 3^rd Relief until March 2006. After the Tomb, I was assigned to the Presidential Firing Platoon in E Company.  Along with being on the Company’s primary firing party, I participated in the 1^st Annual Squad Competition, went through CLS course, and was a part of the joint service team that did arrivals and state dinners for foreign dignitaries. I left active duty in February 2007 and joined the Michigan National Guard as a 68W (Combat Medic).  I was assigned to the 182^nd Field Artillery for a short period and then transferred to the 1171^st Area Support Medical Command.  Aside from medic duties, I am the unit public relations liaison there.

Current Occupation:
I'm a Combat Medic with the Michigan National Guard

Family Information:
I was married on May 10, 2006 to the beautiful Billie Jean Johnson.

Degrees/Schooling:
Western Michigan University

Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
Every single time I got to go out there and give it my all.  What could be more memorable than representing the Army in the way we did, to the thousands of people that came to see.

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