Rush Iraq War veteran U.S. Navy Natick Veterans Oral History Project
Channel: natvets1
Date: 2014-03-05

Mike Rush grew up in West Roxbury with a strong military tradition; relatives on both sides of the family served in the military, especially the Navy. Rush would join the Navy in 1994 while a student at Providence College. He started with a Naval construction battalion (SeaBees), and would eventually move into military intelligence. At the time of the interview in 2013, Rush was a state Senator and a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves.