Dan served in the United States Marine Corps from 1966-1970 and spent 22 months in Vietnam. He was in 7 major operations and was awarded 3 Purple Hearts. He later served in a Texas police department and was chief of a Vermont fire department.
Joe is a firefighter/EMT, Pete is a Police Officer and Crisis Coordinator, Samantha is a Police Lieutenant, Kasey is a 911 Dispatcher, Nick is a paramedic and Tim is a firefighter/paramedic.