287th MP Co (SEP) November 1989 to January 1991
HHC Berlin Brigade January 1991 to February 1992
Commissioned 1970 into MI via Army ROTC at Penn State (DMG). Detailed Infantry, while at IOBC Ft Benning recruited into special ops. 4/72 - 10/73: 1LT, ops officer, 430th MID, 66th MIG, Frankfurt/M. 10/73 - 8/75: CPT, OIC, JIC Hamburg, 18th MI Bn, 66th MIG, 7/78 - 8/82: MAJ, ops officer, USAFSO/USCOB, Berlin. LTC, organized and trained Berlin Det, 3766th MIRTU for CI & spec ops missions. 9/82-7/86: LTC, Chief, FD Tm, 7th Psyops Bn, 97th ARCOM. 91-94: LTC, FAO, plans officer, OJCS, NATO MC, Brussels, BE. 96-97: COL, FAO, USLNO, GE MOD, Bonn, GE. 98-04: COL, FAO, Chief, US Liaison Mission to GE Army, Köln, GE.
Retired Army MP Colonel, residing in Jupiter, FL.
President, VNP Associates, a SDVOSBC consulting firm.
Key assignments: OIC, CP Charlie, Berlin Command (1961-62);
CO, 560th MP Company, Vietnam (1965-66);
Assistant Professor, USMA, West Point, NY (1968-70);
PM, 23rd Infantry Division, Vietnam (1971);
CO, 385th MP Bn, Germany (1975-1977);
CO, 14th MP Bde, Germany (1981-1983).
Education: BS, Wake forest; MA, American; Army War College
Served in 7350th ABG; 1784 - 1987 as Director, Public Affairs. Retired from the US Air Force in Los Angeles in 1989. Live on Space Coast of Florida in Titusville. Associate Pastor at Great Outdoors Community Church. Married to Shirley. Two adult children; John "Jasper," & Linda. 3 Grandsons. 2 Great Granddaughters.