{"id":2715,"date":"2022-01-27T10:34:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T15:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/vietnam_alumni\/david-dave-j-bena\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T12:03:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T16:03:25","slug":"david-dave-j-bena","status":"publish","type":"vietnam_alumni","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/vietnam_alumni\/david-dave-j-bena\/","title":{"rendered":"David (Dave) J Bena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Class of: 1965<br \/>\nBrick: yes<br \/>\nEmail: bishsuff@nycap.rr.com<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, san-serif; word-break: break-word;\"> I entered the Marine Corps right after graduation and was commissioned a second lieutenant. After The Basic School and Naval Flight Training, I was designated a Naval Flight Officer and served for several years in Marine Attack squadrons as a bombardier\/navigator aboard the A-6A Intruder low level radar bomber. I spent thirteen months in Viet Nam bombing targets in North Vietnam, Laos, and South Vietnam &#8211; 1968-1969.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, san-serif; word-break: break-word;\">Following my Marine Service &amp; further schooling, I was ordained a priest, and served civilian parishes before being assigned as a USAF chaplain. I retired from active military service in 1992, and have spent the rest of my years as a civilian pastor. I am presently a bishop in the Anglican Church in North America. Mary Ellen and I have three children and five grandchildren. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3349,"template":"","vietnam_era_alum":[25],"class_list":["post-2715","vietnam_alumni","type-vietnam_alumni","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vietnam_era_alum-alumni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vietnam_alumni\/2715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vietnam_alumni"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vietnam_alumni"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vietnam_era_alum","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/vietnam-memorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vietnam_era_alum?post=2715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}