Tony Ritchie grew up in Duncan, OK and enlisted in the US Army Jan 1966.

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

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

After retiring I 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 I joined VFW Post 8180 and when I moved to Cebu, I was one of the founding members of VFW Post 12130.