hiː sˈɜːvd ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, mˈoʊstli ɪnðə kˈɔːɹ ʌv ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz kˈoʊld ɹˈiːdʒənz ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi sˌiːˈɑːɹɹˈɛl ɪn hˈænoʊvɚ, nˈuː hˈæmpʃɚ.
He served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1972, mostly in the Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire.