American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Roger Amrendarezalonzo, 31, who joined the U. S. Navy in San Tan Valley, Ariz., in 2013. After Boot Camp at Great Lakes, Ill., he trained to be a Hospital Corpsman at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, specializing to be a Medical Assistant.
He later crosstrained to be an X-ray Technician. He first served at Naval Hospital Bremerton, Wash., for four years. He then went to sea aboard USS Ashland (LSD-48), deploying to Australia, Guam and Yokosuka, Japan.
Next, he served at Naval Branch Clinic in Meridian, Miss., for two years, then back to sea aboard USS America (LHA-6), again visiting ports from Australia to Okinawa and Korea as well as Japan. In 2025 he reported to Naval Hospital Beaufort where he works in Radiology.
Earlier in his career he helped with the certification for Medial Assistants and was featured on FOX-TV in Arizona and in Navy medical training materials.
Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 207. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.