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June 22, 2026
I Kept the Warfighter in the Fight: Navy Nurse Retires After 38 Years of Service
MCAS Cherry Point — Navy Cmdr. Carlton Bennett III served as an enlisted Sailor during a time when nearly every department on a Navy ship had a VCR, typewriters were used to draft official correspondence and paper letters were the only way to send correspondence home to loved ones.