Military Experience
- "Semper Paratus"(.au sound file)
- U.S. Coast Guard, October 1972 to October 1976
- Rank: Boatswain Mate Third Class
- Duties:
- Light station attendant (Light
Station Dry Tortugas)
The lighthouse on Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas is no longer manned. I suppose that makes me one of a dying breed, lighthouse keepers. The lighthouse has been automated and is still maintained by the USCG. Loggerhead Key is now part of the Dry Tortugas National Park maintained by the National Park Service
- Coxswain utility boats utilized in search
& rescue (USCG Station Islamorada,
FL)
Islamorada is located in the Upper Keys and is one of the great places in the world to fish or just hang out.
- Duties: