Ronald McArthur:  

On graduating, worked for a year in a couple of nothing jobs, until I went into the Navy. I spent 13 1/2 years in the Navy, the first 2 years in school for electrical training and then in the nuclear power program. Following that I served on 5 submarines, traveling around the US and a few foreign countries. I had settled in Connecticut while in sub school and returned here from Hawaii when I decided to get out. Went into the Navy Reserve where I spent almost 15 years before they made me retire. Worked in the nuclear industry for a while and met my wife. We were together for 29 years, married for almost 26 when she died of cancer in December 2008. I'm still trying to come to terms with her passing. I have 3 great kids- Daniel is 30, Molly is 25 and Jeremy is 24. They still live at home and are what keeps me grounded. I retired from Marlin Firearms Co. as the maintenance foreman with 20 year...Expand for more