1966-1973 (Inactive, Active, Reserve) Private to Captain

One tour Vietnam, I-Corps: 9/68-10/69 / Company Commander – Infantry/Combat Engineering/Motor Convoy Ops. (Quang Tri, east; DMZ, north; Laos, west; Danang, south)

One tour Mediterranean (BLT-Battalion Landing Team), 6/70-12/70, Embarkation Officer – Admiral’s Staff, Amphibious Fleet Flagship USS Francis Marion, in charge of all NATO joint amphib ops. Debarkation/embarkation activities – landings in Spain, Sardinia, Crete, Greece; OIC, 30 day amphib ops.

Stand-to/stand down during Jordanian Civil War Crisis, 9/70

Stateside duty stations: MCB, Quantico, VA; Amphib. Training Command, Little Creek, VA; FMF, Camp Lejeune, NC

Discharged from active duty 1/31/71

Discharged from reserves 7/31/73