David Hamel is a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant having served over 30 years on active duty in aircraft maintenance and as a Director of the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute in Montgomery, Alabama. He is a past Alabama State Commander of the Korea Defense Veterans of America and past Eastern District Commander of AMVETS, North Carolina. He has performed 160 Prisoner of War-Missing In Action (POW-MIA) table presentations and has served as the state POW-MIA Chairman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Departments of Alabama and North Carolina, and is a past National Aide-de-Camp. Dave is an Eagle Scout and remains active in scouting as a Troop Chartered Organization Representative, Eagle Scout advisor, and has served as State and National Scouter for the VFW. Completing his 26th year of marathon running, Dave has finished 115 marathons in all 50 states, as of this writing. Known as “Scrappy” in the Fort Bragg hockey community, he cross-trains playing aggressive ice hockey. Dave is a motivational speaker on fitness and self-preservation, and Air Force history and heritage. He has Masters Degrees in Human Resources Development, and Computer Resources and Information Management. He resides in Spring Lake, North Carolina with his wife Gloria, of 22 years