For his treatment of civilians during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam he received the Bronze Star. At home in Maine, his unwavering belief in health, dignity and respect for all guided his work in creating Healthsource Maine, the first physician-run HMO in the state in the 1980s. This core belief also led him to found the Oasis Health Network in Brunswick in 1992 as a weekly free medical clinic for the homeless at the Tedford-Oasis Shelter.