Patches, including one showing his Navy rating badge and rank, adorn the motorcycle vest of Fire Department Battalion Chief John 'Johnny Mac' McDonald [Image 2 of 19]

STAFFORD, VA, UNITED STATES

06.05.2014

Photo by Joseph P Cirone 

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Patches, including one showing his Navy rating badge and rank, adorn the motorcycle vest of Fire Department Battalion Chief John “Johnny Mac” McDonald during his memorial service. McDonald served as vice president of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Fire and Iron Motorcycle Club, which consists of firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics who are also motorcyclists. McDonald, 54, a life member, volunteer firefighter and former fire chief of the Stafford (Virginia) Volunteer Fire Department, a volunteer battalion chief with the Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department and a paid firefighter and battalion chief with Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB)-based Naval District Washington (NDW) Fire and Emergency Services, passed while on duty at JBAB on May 30, 2014. Before becoming a paid firefighter with NDW in July 1984, McDonald served four years in the U.S. Navy as a boatswain’s mate, most of which was aboard the destroyer USS Caron (DD-970), during which time he earned a sea service deployment award. He was very proud of his naval service, according to his co-workers. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P. Cirone/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.05.2014
• Date Posted: 06.11.2014 21:53
• Photo ID: 1392832
• VIRIN: 140605-N-CG900-004
• Resolution: 3200x4800
• Size: 11.13 MB
• Location: STAFFORD, VA, US