- May 18, 2024
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Christopher Jeffries enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1968 at the age of 18 and attended boot camp at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois, and advanced training for aircraft maintenance in Memphis, Tennessee. During his tour in the Navy, he served aboard two separate aircraft carriers, the USS Independence and later the USS Constellation, assigned to the Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron (RVAH-11) in 1972 when it was involved in combat operations in the Republic of Vietnam.
For his honorable service to his country Jeffries received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and the Meritorious Unit Commendation. Upon separation he enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach using the GI Bill to obtain a license in airframe and power plant maintenance.
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