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The Distinguished Alumni program identifies and recognizes retired and former Navy Supply Corps officers who have gone on to distinguish themselves by achieving significant success in the public or private sector according to a USNSCF news release.
Hazlett served in the Navy for two decades, including two combat in Vietnam, where he was a Naval Advisor and deputy to Rear Admiral Wally Dowd. His Vietnam tours included deployment to DaNang and, later, Saigon and the Delta area. He left Saigon shortly before it fell in 1975. Hazlett retired from the Navy in 1978 with the rank of commander.
Following his service, Hazlett had a successful career in business. He served in a variety of information and technology roles, including time as the chief information officer for Levi Strauss & Co,; president of the ICS Division of Carson Piere Scott; chief technology officer at the VF Corp.; and president and CEO of Quick Response Services, Inc. in San Francisco. He has also earned his doctorate in economics and automated systems from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
“I believe the designation is about recognizing that people can have a second career after 20 years in the service,” Hazlett said.
A member of the Selfridge Base Community Council for 5 years, Hazlett is also a history buff. His documentation of the Navy Supply Corps’ role in Vietnam was called “an invaluable source of information” for the Vietnam chapter of the recently published book Ready for Sea, The History of the U. S. Navy Supply Corps.
In his free time, Hazlett said he is an active walker and enjoys walking the grounds at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate where he is a member and volunteer. He said his next goal is to walk the John Muir Way in Scotland later this year -- a 134-mile trek.
The Selfridge Base Community Council is an organization of Macomb County business, governmental and civic leaders who work with military officials from Selfridge Air National Guard to promote common interests and to build on the 100-year history of positive relations between the base’s personnel and the local community.
| Date Taken: | 01.29.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 02.05.2018 15:40 |
| Story ID: | 264763 |
| Location: | SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MICHIGAN, US |
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