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[WATCH NOW] Veteran of the Month: John Offord – Jan. 2019

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SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Each month SylacaugaNews.com and Yea!106.5 feature a veteran online and on-air, honoring them for their service to our country. The SylacaugaNews.com and Yea!106.5 Veteran of the Month presented by Radney-Smith Funeral Home for January is John Offord.

*note SN is abbreviated SylacaugaNews.com, JO is abbreviated for our featured veteran, John Offord.

SN: What is your full name?

JO: John Lloyd Offord

SN: What is your date of birth?

JO: July 1, 1947

SN: What was your rank?

JO: I was a Radioman 2nd Class, specifically a High-Speed Morse Code Operator.

SN: What was your branch of service?

JO: Navy

SN: What was your job?

JO:  They needed people who were proficient in Morse Code to talk to the submarines.

SN: When did you serve?

JO: I served from 1970 through 1974.

SN: Where did you serve? Stateside or overseas?

JO: I stayed in Florida the whole time of my service

SN: What is something you remember most about your time serving?

JO: I learned to be focused and meticulous in my duties because it was very important.

SN: If you could say anything to those who want to serve, what would you tell them?

JO: I would say explore your options—see what you might be most interested in. I would advise anybody who doesn’t know what they want to do out of high school to explore service in the military. It gains you a lot of benefits, you do a lot of growing up, you’re given some responsibility and that teaches you a lot.

SN: Would you do it again if you could and why?

JO: I would, but I would have gone in right after high school.

Congratulations to John Offord, our Veteran of the Month for Jan. 2019.

 

 


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