I was borned and raised in Leone American Samoa.  Graduated in Leone High School of American Samoa in 1972.  Joined the United States Army on Nov. 5,1973.  Basic Training in Fort Ord, CA.  Advance Training in Fort Polk, LA.  First Duty Station in Schofield Barrack, Hawaii on March 14, 1974.  Left Schofield Barracks, HI. on September, 1977 to attend the Arm Forces  Academy of Health Science in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.  Graduated as a Patient Administration Specialist.  Assigned at Brookes Army Medical Center, FT. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX.  On December, 1980, my family and I were on ordered to Honolulu, HI. and assigned as a Professional Non-commissioner Officer at Tripler Army Medical Center in the Department of Gynacology and Obstetrics under Colonel MATTHEWS, MD.  On ordered to Fitzsimon Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO. and assigned to Department of Patient Administration who In-charged of the Air Medical Evacuation System (MEDEVAC) that attacted to Buckley Air Field and Air National Guard.  On February 1984, I was on ordered and transferred to Fort Carson, Colorado Spring, CO. to assigned as a Squad Leader in the B Co., 1st Batallion, 8th Infantry Mechanize.  On September 1986, I was on ordered to Europe and assigned to A Co., 7th Batallion, 8th Inf., Mechanize, Bamberg, GY.  On June 1988, Attended Pre-Ranger School at Bad Tolz, Germany.  On October 1989, re-enlisted and ordered to transfer to Gieblestadt Kasern and assigned to B Co., 1st Bn. 43rd Air Defense Artillery.  On March 1990, I was ordered to attend the Advance Non-Commissioned Office at Fort Bening, GA.  On November 1990, I was deployed to the Gulf War (Desert Shield and Desert Storm) in Saudi Arabia, Guwait and Iraq.