 Petty Officer Dennis Van Zweeden is carrying on a family tradition. As a Navy CB deployed to Camp Leatherneck, his skills as a builder are put to use in many projects. Skills that were passed on to him by his stepfather. He was never one to hire anything done. If we had to do block work, we got to book out and learn how to do it by hand. I know I learned a lot from him. That's probably why I'm a builder today. The dedication and care that Petty Officer Van Zweeden uses in every job is a reflection of the hard work his father put forth in raising his family. Larry Damhoff served in the U.S. Army for six years during Vietnam, although he remained very humble about his service. He was in the military before he even married my mother, so he never really went into detail. Even when me and both of my brothers have been in the military also, he never went into any great detail of what he did. Damhoff passed away in 2010, and every year since, Petty Officer Van Zweeden has visited his grave site on his father's birthday. This year, however, his fellow CBs from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 helped to honor Damhoff's service by flying his funeral flag over their camp. It was only the second time that Van Zweeden has held his father's flag, and the ceremony was heartfelt and emotional. It's pretty hard, a little harder than I thought it would be. Just brought back a lot of memories. The lessons of his father have carried on through Petty Officer Van Zweeden in both construction and his military service. Staff Sergeant John Archquette, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.