Service Branch: U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division
Years of Service: 1963-66
Would you like to share any details of your military history, awards you may have received or other accomplishments?
Vietnam Briefing Officer for the 101st Airborne Division, OCS, Ranger, Airborne, Military Intelligence
Please take a moment to reflect on your thoughts when considering your service uniform. What does your service uniform represent to you?
Your Word is Your Bond to serve and defend our Democracy and Way of Life.
Teamwork is essential across many contexts in life. Please share how your service in the military cultivated an appreciation for the value of teamwork. Do you draw from these experiences, or what similarities exist, when working within teams at the DOE?
Teamwork, mutual respect, initiative, communication and commitment are the hallmarks for mission effectiveness and success. These engrained lessons learned during my military service represent my core values regardless of race, religion, gender or ethnicity in working as a team at DOE.
Military service can have a profound and lasting impact on those who serve. Your perspective is unique in having seen both the military and the civilian sides of service. What story could you share of service before self?
The Story is told by those who are honored on the Vietnam Wall Memorial and all those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could enjoy the Freedom and Bounty of our Great Country.
What inspired your interest the agency, and how did your prior service prepare you to join the DOE’s workforce?
My interest was inspired by the mission of the Loan Programs Office to enable and promote energy efficiency in conjunction with my project financing skills learned in the private sector, reinforced by the core values and commitment to excellence developed during my military service.
Your talents contribute to an innovative and vibrant scientific ecosystem important for matters of national security, energy technologies, and economic prosperity. How does your role, whether directly or indirectly, allow the agency to continue push the frontiers of science?
My role in the Loan Programs Office facilitates the scale up and commercialization of innovative, energy technologies to be employed and used in the private sector.
