U.S. Army Cold War Era veteran. Distinguished Honor Graduate, Broadcaster Course, U.S. Defense Information School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Life Member, AMVETS. Served as an enlistee in the U.S. Army and a commissioned officer in the California Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve. Final assignment in the Individual Ready Reserve was Mobilization Designee, Army Public Affairs, The Pentagon and Soldiers Radio & TV, Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. Honorably discharged as a major.
