Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: Ina ua faauu Ringo, na auai loa o ia i le ʻautau a le Iunaite Setete ma maua ai le tulaga o le Faapitoa i le vaega 82 a le Airborne Division. I le taimi o le fa tausaga o lana tautua malosi, na tofia ai o ia i le 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, na toe faaigoaina i le 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment ina ua toe faatulagaina e le 82nd lona 3rd Brigade, faaopoopo i ai ma le lua tausaga o le tautua faaleoleo ma le Florida National Guard. O nisi o ana faailoga o le Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal mo lona auai i le 1983
osofaʻiga a le Iunaite Setete i Grenada, ma le pine o le National Defense Service.