Season 54 Episode 2323

Why Are Military Spouses Important? The Military Spouse Experience

To learn more about why are military spouses important, please visit: http://cooleyfoundation.org/ This video covers the following subjects: - Why are military spouses important? - The military spouse experience - Military spouses - Experiences of being in the military Daniel Garcia Payne was born and raised in San Jose, CA. He has been married for 46 years to Mary Lynn Payne and they have two daughters Rachel and Rebecca. Daniel enlisted in the Marines on the 19th of July 1973. He had the intention of only doing 4 years then getting out and using the GI bill for college. He qualified for electronics school upon completion of boot camp and became a Missile Technician with a guided missile system. At the end of his enlistment, he was offered a re-enlistment bonus to re-enlist for another four years. Daniel took advantage of the offer and remained in the Marines for another four years. At the end of that time, he was offered another re-enlistment bonus and again re-enlisted. By this time consideration of making the Marines was discussed with his wife. He stayed in and was put in for an Officers program. He was a single selection in his whole field with over two thousand applicants. Upon pinning on his bars, Daniel was the first Hispanic Chief Warrant Officer in the HAWK Guided Missile field within the Marine Corps. He remained in the Marines for a total of 23 years and retired. Among his many medals and decorations, one of the most notable was the national volunteer medal he received for his community volunteer work while serving in the Marine Corps. This was not work-related but above and beyond his job description. Daniel is the owner of Cable Links Consulting, now CLC. He has had this business for 25 years. They provide training for Lucent, Siecor, 3-M Amp, and various other telecommunications companies. They also provide consulting services and are very active in the installation of fiber optics and high-speed copper cables. They also expanded the company to include construction and design-build. The company has been featured in Inc Magazine for the last two years as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. and also featured in the Fresno Bee as the fastest growing company in the valley. Daniels’ volunteer work includes being the chairman of central valley’s K-9 Fundraising Committee. He has chaired this committee for over 10 years and raised money to provide a bulletproof vest for the K-9s, bite suits for the officers, leashes, collars, and muzzle protectors. He is a volunteer for at-risk kids and underprivileged kids in the valley. He works with these kids in many capacities to include reading, sports activities, counseling, and mentoring. He has touched hundreds of kids and continues to do so today. He is involved in many Hispanic organizations speaking to Hispanic groups on the importance of education. Daniel speaks on his success and how education played a key role. He recently was the State Vice Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Association and a member of the American Legion and was Post commander and the youngest District commander in the Valley. The post requires endless hours of volunteer work from parades to monthly dinners, special events, toys for tots, and annual stand-down days where homeless veterans have been given clothing haircuts showers and proper medical attention. Daniel volunteers at his church with the youth group and has gone to Mexico for 16 years now. They have built over thirty homes, a church, a Sunday school building, a water tower to provide water pressure, a pastor’s home, and a play park equipped with basketball hoops and soccer goalposts. Daniel also volunteers as the music leader to celebrate the recovery program for those who attend the 12-step program every Monday night and have for over 3 years now. So you would like to know more about why are military spouses important. Here is the video I created around this topic. ------------ Follow our video clips concerning why are military spouses important. You can also find various similar topics. Please check them out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZp... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/itsyo... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.c.cooley/... Twitter: https://twitter.com/JCCooley9 ------------------------- Have I responded to your concerns about why are military spouses important? Please like the video or comment to help others and your friends look at why are military spouses important or the military spouse experience:)