"If there is anything I can do, I am ready to volunteer. I wanted to be a soldier, and I was a soldier".

His own words say it all.

Purple Heart Recipient, and long time member of the Chapter, Lt. Colonel Dave Cone, USA, Retired, was awarded the first Emeritus Membership ever given by the Chapter, in recognition of his long service on active duty and to our own Chapter, most recently as head of the Scholarship Committee.