I am Alan C. Thomas, HMCM/USN, Ret.  I served on active duty as a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman from 1967-1970.  Duty stations included three naval hospitals and overseas assignments aboard a Submarine Tender, and in the field with detachments of the 3rd and 5th U.S. Marines in Vietnam.  I was assigned to a Marine squad in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, during Studies and Observation Group (S.O.G.) mission “ Sunrise” on February 23, 1970. Following service in the Naval Reserves and my Honorable Discharge, I completed the degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.  I enjoyed a career in the Industrial Hygiene/ Environmental Health professions and retired as the Manager, Environmental Health Programs for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation after 20 years of service in 2008.  Today, I enjoy writing my second book entitled  Stingray - The Russians are Listening.  I do book signing events and author interviews; where I seek to meet people, who will benefit from reading my healing memoir  FLASHBACK Vietnam....  I am a life member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Patrick Henry Chapter 24.