After graduation from Concordia University, St. Paul, I earned the Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. I continued graduate education and was awarded the Master of Sacred Theology degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary - Philadelphia and pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University.
I served for over 20 years in the United States Navy and retired as a Captain (06). My duties included major ships of the line, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the 3rd Marine Amphibious Forces in Vietnam, and wintered-over in Antarctica during Deepfreeze '66. I am a decorated vete more...
