Served in the United States Army from September 1989 to November 2017 as a Combat Engineer. Held multiple leadership roles from Team Leader to Brigade Operations Sergeant Major and completed the United States Sergeant Major Academy.  Assignments as a Combat Engineer include 4^thEngineer Battalion Fort Carson, Colorado, 9^th Engineer Battalion, Achaffenburg, Germany & the 40^th Engineer Battalion, Baumholder, Germany.   VFW membership qualifying deployments include Saudi Arabia Desert Storm-Desert Shield (9^thENG BN), Bosnia (1996 & 1998/1st AD)), Iraq (2004/CMATT) & Afghanistan (2015-2016/310^th ENG DET/1AD).  Currently a VFW Gold Legacy Life member with RI Post 6342.