My spouse, LNC Rebecca Landick, USN (Ret), and I are completely retired in Virginia Beach, VA, and ride our Harley trikes whenever we can, particularly on long distance runs. We are both members of the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR), District 5, Hampton Roads; and, I am a prior Chapter Commander for the Southern Virginia chapter of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (Virginia 27-1). Additionally, we are members of and ride with the Mustangs Motorcycle Club and Tidewater Virginia HOG (Harley Owners Group) Chapter. We usually trailer our Cocker Spaniel in her mobile home behind my wife's bike. We are, indeed, enjoying life to the fullest, riding in all directions, depending on the weather!!
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My best friend and spouse, Becca, is a retired LNC, retired Civil Servant and prior LEO. She is also the State Captain for the Commonwealth of Virginia's Patriot Guard Riders, and she's a Ride Captain for the Patriot Guard Riders, District 5, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Additionally, she is the CEO of the Horton Wreath Society, an organization which places wreaths on each veteran's headstone and combarium row every Christmas season at the Albert G. Horton, Jr., Memorial Veterans Cemetery, a state cemetery in Suffolk, VA. The Society collects contributions for the purchase of the wreaths each year, procures the wreaths and executes a wreath laying ceremony on a particular day involving family and volunteers. A daunting task as the cemetery grows in internments each year. In 2022, the wreaths numbered over 11,000...
Following USN retirement, I worked for Ford Motor Co for 10 years establishing Business Development Center models in Ford/Lincoln-Mercury dealerships in the Hampton Roads
area. Retired fully in 2005 and couldn't be happier in that decision!!!!
Best Friends LTJG Henry. Best two YNs in the Navy at the time helped establish this secretariat: YN2 Spon and YN2 Paulsen...both became superb 6410 LDOs!
Best Moment Two year early select to CWO3 (Dual Stat)
Chain of Command VADM D.H. Bagley CAPT G.D. Phillips LCDR Tom Purcell (LDO)
Other Memories Established first CHNAVPERS Personal Secretariat (Pers-Oc) for VADM David H. Bagley, CNP