Joe served with the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1970. After returning home, he spent his career in the Health Care industry, first as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, then as a Systems Manager and Software Specialist for Greenwich Hospital and the Yale New Haven Health System in Connecticut. Joe is now retired and lives with his wife Anne in Rolesville, North Carolina, enjoying golf and volunteering with several organizations, especially the VFW with Wake Forest Memorial Post 8466.