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I JOINED THE NAVY SEA CADETS WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL [IN PORTLAND OR], THAT EVEN ENABLED ME TO DO A SUMMER STINT AS A PERSONNEL EXCHANGE WITH THE EQUIVALENT PROGRAM IN THE RCN. I ENLISTED INTO THE US NAVY IN MAY 1970. I SERVED ABOARD THE USS BRAINE[DD630], USS BLUE RIDGE [LCC-19], AND THE SEABEES AT PORT HUENEME AND SEATTLE. WE MADE TWO LENGTHY DEPLOYMENTS IN 1972 AND 1973 TO SERVE IN YANKEE STATION WHICH PUT US INTO SOME COMBAT ACTION. I BECAME A US CITIZEN IN 1976. I STAYED IN THE NAVY RESERVE, GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, TOOK A COMMISSION IN 1979 AND RETIRED IN 1991. IN ALL I SERVED ALMOST THIRTEEN YEARS ACTIVE DUTY ON SEVEN SHIPS AND THREE SHORE COMMANDS. LOTS OF ADVENTURE. STAY STRONG IN THE LORD, , , , ,