CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (May 18, 2022) U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Tony Yoon, a Navy Reserve Sailor from Winchester, California poses for a portrait in front of the Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti sign. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Word)
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (May 18, 2022) U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Tony Yoon, a Navy Reserve Sailor from Winchester, California poses for a portrait in front of the Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti sign. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Word)
U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Tony Yoon, a Navy Reserve Sailor from Winchester, California, currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, where he is attached to the security department, has a long history of service to his country. Whether it has been patrolling the streets of New York City as a member of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), or being a member of the United States military, he has proudly given back to the country that he says has given him and his family a chance for a better life.
“It was in 1990 that my parents, my brother and I immigrated to the United States and settled down in Queens, New York,” said Yoon. “It was tough in the beginning, because obviously I had to learn a new language, a new...