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66, U.S. Army veteran, 1984-1996, Aircraft Armament 68J20W5 on AH-1F Cobra, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, and AH-64 Apache, 2 overseas assignments to Korea (Camp Eagle and Camp Mobile) 101st 2/17 Cav, and T-troop 4th squadron 3rd ACR. I loved every minute of it.

75, entered the U.S. Air Force in 1970 and served for three years as a C-130 aircraft loadmaster. His assignments included Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, and Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. In 1973, he cross-trained in computer operations and was subsequently stationed at Chanute Air Force Base, Okinawa, Scott Air Force Base, the Air Force Academy, and again at Scott Air Force Base. After retiring in 1991, he worked for SSM Health Care as a Systems Support Analyst for 37 years. He joined the AGVGA three years ago at the invitation of his friend Danny Wallace. Since then, he has enjoyed playing golf in the league, meeting fellow veterans, and hearing their stories.

67, graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1981 and served in the USAF for 25 years as a helicopter pilot in search and rescue, special operations, and space/missile range support. After retiring from active duty in 2006, he worked for MITRE Corporation supporting Air Mobility Command and United States Transportation Command with Command and Control and Enterprise Architecture expertise. He retired from MITRE in 2018. He joined the Arlington Greens Veterans Association in 2023, enjoying the camaraderie with fellow veterans and the opportunity to improve his golf game.

Navy Veteran, 4 years, 1968-1972 Aviation Electrician, VA-25, worked on A7-E Corsair, spent 10 month cruise to Vietnam on the US Ranger VA 61 Carrier 1970-71.

Hi, I am the Commissioner of the Arlington Greens Veteran's Golf League located at Arlington Greens GC near Granite City, Illinois.  I grew up and presently live in Belleville, Illinois.  I graduated from Belleville East High School in 1970 and from SIU Carbondale with a degree in Park and Community Recreation in 1974. I started my career in the Recreation Therapy Dept at the St. Louis VA Medical Center back in 1979 as a Recreation Therapist and eventually was selected as the Chief, Recreation Therapy Service in 1988.  My relationship with Veterans has always been strong.  I enjoyed myself as both a therapist and supervisor of Recreation Therapy Services at the VA for 36 years until my retirement in 2015.

My relationship with Veterans went beyond my job, as I enjoyed many recreational activities like fishing, canoeing, golfing and family gatherings with them over the years.   One day back in the summer of 2012, I started golfing with 3 veterans once a week at Arlington Greens GC near Granite City, Illinois.   We then started a golf clinic at the St. Louis VA with the assistance of our Adaptive Golf Instructor Dany Baker and Jerry Hitzousen from the University of Missouri, which later became the first PGA HOPE Clinic in the country.  With the assistance of Mark Marcuzzo, the PGA Professional at Arlington Greens, we started an official league at Arlington Greens GC that same year.  In 2019 the Arlington Greens Veteran's Golf Association was founded to sponsor the golf league.  This relationship between the league and association has been a tremendous partnership that has benefited countless Veterans over the past many years.

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Commissioner, Arlington Greens Veteran's Golf League

Arlington Greens Veteran's Golf Association, Member

Retired, St. Louis VAMC 2015

I was in the Marine Corps in 1970-71. After that I managed men's clothing stores for 40 years. I've been married for 51 years, have 3 sons and 5 beautiful grandkids. I've been playing golf for 45 years and some of the most fun I've had is playing with the veterans in our league.