After attending Naval Destroyer School in Newport, in 1964 was assigned as weapons officer, USS "John R. Craig" (DD-885), which included service off the coast of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
После окончания "Naval Destroyer School" в Ньюпорте в 1964 году получил назначение на пост офицера по вооружениям корабля "John R. Craig (DD-885)".