Mike enlisted into the Army and reported to Ft. Jackson S.C. in 1967 for Basic Training. He then reported to Ft. Holibird, MD. for Combat Intelligence School and then to Ft. Dix, N. J. for advanced Infantry Training as a Mortar Crewman. Mike served until 1970 when he was Honorably Discharged as a Sergeant. Mike worked for the Pittsburgh VA Hospital. Mike was later sent to N. Little Rock Arkansas for Police Training and was the first Police Officer in the Pittsburgh VA. He left the VA for employment as a Pittsburgh Firefighter in 1974 and retired in 1999. He then accepted a position as Director for Veterans Services in Allegheny County. Mike married his sweetheart Amelia in October 1970. Together they have three children, Joseph, Michael IV, and Amy Lynn, Four grandchildren Anthony, Daniel, Hanna and Michael V. They also raised a foster child named Jonathon, from Cambodia, for 10 years. Jonathon joined the Air Force and served 23 years retiring as a Master Sergeant.
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