why I'm on Wikipedia

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I started out by updating and correcting the Awards and Decorations sections for Medal of Honor recipients of Battle of Mogadishu (1993), Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and The Global War On Terrorism, but have since been watching over pages of many other heroes. It has been an honor to serve, in my own little way, those who have served and honored us.

U.S. Navy Service

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I was assigned to the World Famous Blue Sharks of Patrol Squadron Six under the command of Patrol Wing Two stationed at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawai'i. I was temporarily assigned to the Blue Geese of Patrol Squadron Twenty Two for 3 months while they were deployed to Naval Air Facility Adak, Alaska. I flew as a Naval Aircrewman, In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician, aboard P-3B MOD aircraft and deployed throughout the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, the Middle East and Africa.

     
     
      

where I was stationed

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Deployment bases

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Awards and Decorations

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Petty Officer Second Class Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist Wings
Inflight Electronics Technician (IFT)
Aviation Electronics Technician (AT)
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
with one 5/16" Gold Award Star
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
with Operational Distinguishing Device
Navy Good Conduct Medal
with one Bronze Service Star
National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
(Operation Earnest Will)
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
with 2 Bronze Service Stars
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon Navy Pistol Marksmanship Medal
with Expert device
Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia
Lockheed P-3 Orion 1000 Hour Pin
(logged over 2000 flight hours)
NATOPS Instructor/Evaluator
(Blue Card)
The 1987 Association of Naval Aviation Outstanding Achievement Award
for Maritime Patrol Aviation
Letter of Commendation
Outstanding Performance of Duty
during an inflight emergency
  Vice Admiral James E. Service
Letter of Commendation
Heroic Performance
during an inflight emergency
  Rear Admiral Phillip D. Smith

Affiliations

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Association of Naval Aviation
Outstanding Achievement Award
for Maritime Patrol Aviation 1987
VP-6 Blue Sharks, Crew 8
Lost Propeller flight
Shellback for crossing the Equator Order of the Blue Nose
for flying above the
Arctic Circle
National Rifle Association, (the NRA) American Design Drafting Association Team Grump Surf Club

Where the Navy took me

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U.S. Navy, Petty Officer Third Class, (grandfather)

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Petty Officer Third Class Navy Good Conduct Medal Torpedoman's Mate Gunner's Mate
USS Mississippi (BB-41) USS Hopkins (DD-249)

U.S. Army, Master Sergeant (father)

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Master Sergeant Signal Corps Badge Presidential Service Badge White House
Communications Agency
Joint Service Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal
with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Good Conduct Medal
with 2 Silver Knots
National Defense Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal
Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Expert Carbine Sharpshooter Rifle Marksman Pistol
57th Signal Company
(Korea)
Eighth Army
(Korea)
50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion
(Fort Bragg)
Seventh Army
(Germany)
White House
Communications Agency

(Raven Rock Mountain Complex)
White House
Communications Agency

(Camp David)

U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)

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Corporal Combat Infantryman Badge Eighth Army
(Korea)
Presidential Unit Citation
National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal
with 1 campaign star
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon United Nations Korea Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Army Rifle Expert

U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)

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Corporal Combat Medical Badge Corporal
Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal
with 1 campaign star
Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon United Nations Korea Medal
Army Rifle Expert

U.S. Air Force, Master Sergeant (uncle) *INCOMPLETE*

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Air Force Good Conduct Medal
with 1 Silver Oak Leaf and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf
National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal
with 1 campaign star
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Private First Class, U.S. Army (uncle)

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Private First Class Combat Infantryman Badge Armor Branch
Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
with 1 campaign star
Army Service Ribbon United Nations Korea Medal
325th Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne Division

U.S. Army/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer First Class (brother)

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Petty Officer First Class Coast Guard Cutterman Insignia Boatswain's Mate
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
with 2 Award Stars and Operational Distinguishing Device
Army Achievement Medal Commandant's Letter of Commendation
with 1 Award Star and Operational Distinguishing Device
Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
with Operational Distinguishing Device
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
with Operational Distinguishing Device
Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
with 3 service stars
Army Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
with 1 service star
Humanitarian Service Medal Department of Transportation 9/11 Ribbon
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal Coast Guard Marksman Pistol Ribbon
Coast Guard Coxswain Insignia
Army Signal Corps Badge
Army Rifle Expert Army Grenade Expert

Air Force JROTC, Cadet Second Lieutenant (brother)

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Cadet Second Lieutenant American Legion General Military Excellence Medal Cadet Second Lieutenant
Service Ribbon
with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Attendance Ribbon Longevity Ribbon

North Carolina Highway Patrol, Regional Response SWAT Team (cousin)

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U.S. Navy, Lieutenant (junior grade), (cousin)

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Lieutenant (junior grade) Naval Aviator Wings Lieutenant (junior grade)
National Defense Service Medal

U.S. Air Force, Airman First Class (cousin)

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Senior Airman Air Traffic Control Badge Senior Airman
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
National Defense
Service Medal
USAF Basic Military Training
Honor Graduate Ribbon
Air Force
Training Ribbon

U.S. Navy, Hospital Corpsman Third Class, Fleet Marine Force (friend) KIA in Lebanon

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Petty Officer Third Class Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist Hospital Corpsman
Purple Heart Medal Combat Action Ribbon Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon
Navy Good Conduct Medal Fleet Marine Force Ribbon Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Expert Rifle Medal Expert Pistol Medal

U.S. Navy, In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician (friend)

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Petty Officer Second Class Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist Wings Aviation Electronics Technician (AT)
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
with Operational Distinguishing Device
Navy Good Conduct Medal
with 1 service star
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
(Operation Earnest Will)
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
with 2 service stars
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia
Lockheed P-3 Orion 1000 Hour Pin
(logged over 2000 flight hours)

U.S. Army, Sergeant Major (friend)

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Army Superior Unit Award Combat Infantryman Badge Sergeant Major
Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal
with Combat "V" Valor Device
Meritorious Service Medal
with four bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Commendation Medal
with one silver Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Achievement Medal
with one silver Oak leaf cluster
and one bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Good Conduct Medal
with four silver knots
National Defense Service Medal
with one service star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
with four campaign stars
Iraq Campaign Medal
with two campaign stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal NCO Professional Development Ribbon
with award numeral 5
Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon
with award numeral 5
NATO Medal - ISAF
Army Rifle Expert Badge Airborne Badge Driver and Mechanic Badge