Tom was a three sport varsity athlete and two sport team captain with dreams of attending West Point.

Tom put all of his efforts into attending a service academy. When he wasn’t selected he chose to enlist in the Army as a Tanker.

Tom captured the attention of his leadership at his first duty station and they were instrumental in getting his application resubmitted and approved.

Tom’s experience as an enlisted soldier and at the preparatory school gave him the tools to be successful at West Point, but also aimed his sights out of the mud and into the sky.

Tom commissioned as an Aviation Officer and became an Apache Pilot; serving overseas in S. Korea and multiple times in Iraq.

Tom retired as a trained Physician Assistant and now serves the sick and injured in an Emergency Room.

This is his story.