After Infantry training and Airborne school,  he reported into the 101st Abn Div and was assigned to be a finance clerk. When it was time to reenlist, Tony discovered Explosive Ordnance Disposal and earned my EOD badge Dec 1969. He also served in EOD units for the next 22+ years and retired as a SGM from the 8th EOD in Korea, Aug 1992.

His combat tours were in Vietnam (May 1967 – Jan 1969) and (Jul 1970 – Aug 1972).

After retiring,  he worked as a contractor for the Korean Battle Simulation Center in Yongsan, Korea, for the next 25 years as an instructor and systems administrator on various military simulation systems.

While in Korea, he joined VFW Post 8180, and then moved to Cebu,  where he became one of the founding members to help establish VFW Post 12130.