I was born in Amelia, VA July 17, 1947 and attended Elementary, Middle, and High School graduating in 1966. After graduation I joined the US Army with Basic at Ft. Bragg, NC, AIT at Ft. Sam Houston, TX (Combat Medic) and OCS at Ft. Benning, GA graduating as a 2^nd Lt. Infantry on September 7, 1967.  I was then assigned to a Basic Training Co. as Training Officer.

In September 1968 I was sent to Vietnam and served with 1-22-4^th ID as a Platoon Leader and was promoted to 1^st Lt. I was only in country for approximately two months before being wounded and sent home.  Once home I went to Ft. Bragg as a Basic Training Company Commander. I was discharged from active duty September 6, 1969. Having a six-year Reserve Officer commitment I was then assigned to the 80^th Division Training Division (Richmond, VA) as a range officer. Later I was promoted to Captain and assigned as Headquarters Company Commander. After completing my six-year commitment I left reserve duty.

Upon leaving active duty I returned to Virginia and married my high school sweetheart in October 1969. I went to work in the Commercial, Industrial, and Marine Insulation business as a management trainee and over the next 42 years worked in Richmond, VA, Greensboro, NC. and again, Richmond where I worked in Warehousing, Purchasing, and Sales to reach a position of Regional Manager.

While in Richmond the last time I was a member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church where I served as a Deacon and later as an Elder.

My wife and I moved to Durham in September 2011 after my retirement to be close to our daughter, her husband and our two grandsons.

I am a member of Wake Forest VFW Post 8466, Wake Forest American Legion Post 187 and also a member of the Military Order of Purple Heart.

I have had the honor of serving VFW Post 8466 as their Commander in 2017-2018, and again 2018-2019.  At the end of the 2017-2018 year our Post was recognized as an All-American Post. With approximately 6,400 Post worldwide and only 198 Post receiving All-American status, this ranked our Post in the top 3% of all VFW Post. Our Post was recognized again in 2018-2019 as an All-American Post.

Commander Craig Armstrong asked me to become State Budget Chairman for 2019-2020. I am also Budget Chairman for 2020-2021.

Currently I am Department of North Carolina District 7 Commander.

I also have the honor to serve on the Wake Forest Flag Raising Committee and the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation.