Qualifying service - Operation Desert Shield/Storm - Deployed with MALS-14 FWD aboard the USNS Wright. Transferred ashore to serve at the Isa Air Base in southern Bahrain.
Joined the Veterans of Foreign Wars in January 1993 via Caldwell-Clark VFW Post 823 in Jackson, MI. Later renamed the Donald L. Wheeler Jr. Post 823 in honor of the first Jackson County servicemember to die in Iraq.
VFW Post 823 - Offices Held:
- Quartermaster - 7 years (2005-2012)
- Adjutant - 2 years (2010-2012)
- Trustee - 3 years (pre-2006)
- Benefits Advisor - 2 years (2010-2012)
- Youth Programs Chair
- Bingo Chair
Transferred to Grass Lake VFW Post 10194 in 2014.
VFW Post 10194 - Offices Held:
- Adjutant - (2015-2016, 2021-current)
- Commander - (2016-2019 - All-State Post 2016-2017)
Served in District 6. Offices Held:
- Adjutant (2017-2019, 2025-2026)
- Quartermaster (2023-current)
- All-American Quartermaster 2024-2025 and 2025-2026
- All-State Quartermaster 2025-2026
VFW Department of Michigan, Offices Held:
- Judge Advocate (2026-2027)
National Offices Held:
- Aide-de-Camp (2009-2011, 2024-2026)
Local Offices
- Current Vice Commander - Jackson County Veterans Council
Other Veteran Organizations
- Member of American Legion Post 252, Grass Lake, MI
Honors
- Jackson County Veteran of the Year