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==Work in Progress==
'''This is a work in progress.  I will clean this up and add details as time permits, and the spirit moves me.'''

==Early Life (1961-1980)==
Born [[June 17]], [[1961]], in [[New York City]], New York, as '''George Anthony Hecht, Jr.''', the son of George A. Hecht (July 27, 1900- November 24, 2000) of New York City, and Elaine (June 10, 1927 - February 28, 1983) of [[Jersey City]], New Jersey.  His Mother had been a [[Social work|social worker]] for [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]] while residing in [[Sea Bright, New Jersey]] until her death at [http://www.meridianhealth.com/rmc.cfm/index.cfm Riverview Medical Center] in [[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]].  His Father was a bookseller, retiring in 1975 as President of [[Doubleday|Doubleday & Company]] where he had worked since graduating [[Columbia University]].

Both parents were members of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], and he was first baptized [[Catholic]], but within a month re-baptized in the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]] and was raised as [[High church|"High"]] [[Episcopal|Episcopalan]].

Until his parents divorced in 1964, the family lived in the [[Greenwich Village]]/[[Washington Square Park|Washington Square Park area]], afterwards he lived in several areas, but primarily [[Rumson, New Jersey|Rumson]], [[Sea Bright, New Jersey|Sea Bright]], and the [[Upper East Side]] of [[Manhattan]] until September 1972 when he began to attend boarding school.
[[Image:Stpauls school.jpg|thumb|80px|St. Paul's]]

Known as '''"Tony"''' since childhood, he attended [[Country Day School movement|Rumson Country Day School]] (http://www.rcds.org/) for [[Kindergarden#North_America|Kindergarten]] through [[Fourth grade]], and then [[St Paul's School (Garden City, New York)|St. Paul's School]], a [[preparatory school|college preparatory]] [[boarding schools|boarding school]] in [[Garden City, New York]], graduating [[Latin honors|summa cum laude]] June 1980. St. Paul's School was part of the [[Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Diocese of Long Island]], and used the "First Form" to "Sixth Form" nomenclature, as has been used in the [[Education in England|private school education in England]].

==College and beyond (1980-1987)==
[[Image:Tony_AU_1981.jpg|thumb|50px|1981]]
He attended The [[American University]] in [[Washington DC (northwest)|Northwest]] [[Washington, DC]] as an [[undergraduate]] [[student]] from September 1980 - June 1983, in the [[School of International Service]].  His [[Academic major|academic major]] was [[International relations]], with duel minors in [[Political science]] and [[History of the United States|American History]].

During this time in Washington, he was a Congressional [[Intern|intern]] for Representative [[James J. Howard]], ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[U.S. Congressional Delegations from New Jersey|NJ]]), as well as the [[College Democrats]], and the [[Democratic National Committee]].

After battling [[Alcoholism|alcoholism]], then a job as Night Manager at the [[Holiday Inn]] of [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]], he went to work for T & D Software, Inc. (d.b.a. The Program Store) in [[Eatontown]], New Jersey.  After several years, and being the product of the [[Peter Principle]], he gave two weeks notice and enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] in September 1987.

==Early Military Life (1987-1991)==
[[Image:Tony_work_1989.jpg|thumb|IS3 Tony Hecht in early 1989.]]
After [[Recruit training|recruit training]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] and advanced training, called A School, in [[Virginia Beach|Dam Neck]], Virginia, he began his service in [[Military intelligence|Naval intelligence]] with his first tour was on [[USS Independence (CV-62)]] from 1988-1991.

He joined the Independence during the [[Service Life Extension Program]] (SLEP) at [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]] in April 1988. Later, set sail 15 August from Norfolk, the ship transited the tip of South America and arrived at her new homeport of [[Naval Air Station|NAS]] [[Naval Air Station North Island|North Island]], part of [[Naval Station San Diego]], California, 8 October, 1988.

In June 1990, Independence began her first WESTPAC since 1965. While near [[Diego Garcia]] "Indy" was sent to deter Iraqi aggression and what would later be called [[Operation Desert Shield]]. Arriving on station in the [[Gulf of Oman]] on August 5, 1990, Independence was later the first carrier to enter the [[Persian Gulf]] since 1974. The ship remained on station for more than 90 days and permanently reestablished a U.S. naval presence in the region. She returned to San Diego on December 20, 1990.

Independence changed homeports again on September 11, 1991—this time to [[U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]], Japan, becoming the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier.  While in Japan, he re-enlisted for four more years in the Navy on the [[Japanese battleship Mikasa]].  In October 1991, he finished his tour and PCS'ed off Independence as an [[Intelligence Specialist (U. S. Navy ratings)|Intelligence Specialist]] [[Petty Officer Second Class|Second Class]], a [[Non-commissioned officer]].

==First Shore Duty (1991-1994)==
[[Image:Tony_Oct_1991.jpg|thumb|IS2 Tony Hecht in October 1991 just before reporting to Hawaii.]]
In November 1991, Tony checks into the [[U.S. Pacific Air Forces|USAF's]] 548th Reconnaissance Technical Group (548th RTG) at [[Hickam Air Force Base]]; which in 1992 became part of the Joint Intelligence Center Pacific (JICPAC).  JICPAC provided direct intelligence support for all military forces assigned to the Commander, [[United States Pacific Command|United States Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM)]]. After three years of duty in Hawaii, he left to go back to sea in November 1994 as an [[Intelligence Specialist (U. S. Navy ratings)|Intelligence Specialist]] [[Petty Officer First Class|First Class]].

For more information, see also:
*[http://jicpac.com/web/about_jicpac.html JICPAC]


While there, he lived in [[Ewa Beach, Hawaii|Ewa Beach]] for the first year then moved to [[Aiea, Hawaii|Aiea]] where he lived until November 1994.



==Back to Sea (1994-1997)==

In 1994, Tony reported as the first Assistant Intelligence Officer (N2A) to the staff of [[PHIBRON|COMPHIBRON SEVEN]] (CPR-7), with [[Deployment|deployments]] on the [[USS New Orleans (LPH-11)]] and the [[USS Boxer (LHD-4)]].

June of 1995 saw New Orleans underway for WESTPAC operations. She was present to support the Marine raid on the Al Hamra Facility on October 24, 1995. She returned to San Diego on December 22, 1995.

Boxer deployed to the Western Pacific 24 March 1997 to 24 September 1997, along with Ogden (LPD-5) and Fort Fisher (LSD-40), and visited many foreign ports of call.

Tony finished his second sea tour and departed for shore duty in November 1997.


==Shore duty in Alameda (1997-2000)== 
In November 1997 Tony reported to the Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West), working maritime drug interdiction at [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard Island]] in [[Alameda, California]].  While living in [[San Leandro]], he took night classes at [[University of California, Berkeley]].

For more information, see also:
*[http://www.pacom.mil/staff/jiatfwest/index.shtml JIATF West]

==Once more to Sea (2000-2004)==
[[Image:Tony619.jpg|thumb|IS1 Tony Hecht in March 2001.]]
After shore duty in Alameda, in November 2000 he reported to the staff of [[List of units of the United States Navy|Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group One (COMCRUDESGRU ONE)]], and completed two [[Deployment|deployments]] on the [[USS Constellation (CV-64)]].

''Constellation'''s 20th deployment began on [[16 March]] [[2001]]. She entered the Persian Gulf on [[30 April]] and immediately commenced operations in support of [[Operation Southern Watch]] (OSW). She ceased OSW operations on [[4 August]], having conducted multiple air strikes in response to Iraqi violations of the no-fly zone. On [[11 September]] ''Connie'' had just departed [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Hawaii]], with dependents on board for the traditional [[Tiger Cruise]] on the final leg to San Diego, when word was received of the terrorist attacks on [[New York]] and the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]]. Despite discussions about turning the battle group around, the carrier was allowed to complete her regularly scheduled deployment. ''Connie'' arrived in San Diego on [[15 September]] [[2001]].

[[Image:Crudesgru1.png|thumb|100px|CCDG-1]]

Following an abbreviated turnaround cycle, ''Constellation'' prepared for her final deployment and the opportunity to fight in the [[War on terrorism|global war on terrorism]]. She departed in October 2002 and was soon supporting [[Operation Enduring Freedom]]; on [[17 December]] she entered the Persian Gulf to begin OSW missions. On [[19 March]] [[2003]], with two carriers in the eastern Mediterranean and three in the gulf, [[2003 invasion of Iraq|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] commenced. ''Connie'' was designated a night carrier and remained on station throughout the major ground combat phase. She launched more than 1,500 sorties and CVW-2 aircraft delivered over 1.7 million pounds (770,000 kg) of ordnance.

During this tour, he maintained an apartment in [[Hillcrest, California|Hillcrest]], a neighborhood in San Diego.

==Shore duty in Washington (2004-2008)== 
After completing over 36 months assigned to CCDG-1, he departed for the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI) in the [[:Category:Washington, D.C. suburbs|Washington, DC suburb]] of [[Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland|Suitland]], and his final tour of service in the US Navy, checking in to ONI in July 2004.  He is presently the Fleet Support [[Advocate]] on the staff of Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence.

[[File:Logo oni.gif|thumb|80px|]]

For more information, see also:
*[http://www.nmic.navy.mil/ Office of Naval Intelligence]


He is living in an apartment adjacent to [[The Catholic University of America]] in the neighborhood of [[Brookland, Washington, DC|Brookland]] in the [[Washington DC (northeast)|Northeast quadrant]] of [[Washington, D.C.]].

For more information, see also:
*[http://www.horningbrothers.com/heights/ The Heights]

==[[Awards and decorations of the United States military|Personal Awards]]==
During his service in the Navy, personal awards include:
Two awards of the [[Commendation Medal|Joint Service Commendation Medal]]; the [[Achievement Medal|Joint Service Achievement Medal]]; three awards of the [[Achievement Medal|Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]]; five awards of the [[Good Conduct Medal|Navy Good Conduct Medal]]; two awards of the [[National Defense Service Medal]]; three awards of the [[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]; the [[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] with three [[Service star|service stars]]; the [[Kuwait Liberation Medal|Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)]]; the [[Kuwait Liberation Medal|Kuwait Liberation Medal (Emirate of Kuwait)]]. the [[Iraq Campaign Medal]]; the [[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]; the [[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]]; plus two awards of the [[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]; the [[Navy Unit Commendation]] Award; the [[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation]]; seven awards of the [[Sea Service Deployment Ribbon|Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]]; and the [[Cold War Victory Medal]].

For more information, see also:
*[[Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy]]


==Foreign Travel==
It has been through his time in the Navy that he discovered his love of travel and seeing other cultures.  Some these places he got to visit include:

[[Image:World-map-2004-cia-factbook-large-2m.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Physical world map (2004) with country borders and capitals--click for large, 2 MB version]]

[[Tijuana]], [[Rosarito]], and [[Mazatlán]], Mexico; [[Tegucigalpa]], Honduras; [[Vancouver]], [[Nanaimo, British Columbia|Nanaimo]], and [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], British Columbia, Canada; [[Olongapo City]], [[Zambales]], [[Philippines]]; [[Hong Kong]]; [[Macau]]; [[Singapore]]; [[Johor Bahru]], Malaysia; [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait; [[Manama]], Bahrain; Mina Jabal Ali and [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates; [[Nairobi]] and [[Mombasa]], Kenya; [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa|Yokosuka]] and [[Tokyo]], Japan; [[Sanaá]], Yemen; [[Aqaba]], [[Petra]], and the [[Dead Sea]], Jordan; [[Port Said]], Egypt; [[Massawa]], Eritrea; [[Phuket]], Thailand; [[Denpasar]], [[Bali]], Indonesia; [[Guangzhou]], China; [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Brisbane]], and [[Sydney]], Australia.  In November and December 2000, he made a three week trip to the [[Netherlands]], while staying primarily in [[Amsterdam]], he was able to visit and tour [[The Hague]] and many areas of [[Holland]] in the [[Netherlands]].

==Domestic Travel==
Lived in:
[[Manhattan]], [[Rumson, New Jersey]], [[Sea Bright, New Jersey]], [[Delray Beach, Florida]], [[Garden City, New York]], [[Southampton (town), New York]], [[Durham, North Carolina]], [[Oak Island, North Carolina]], [[Eatontown, New Jersey]], [[Belford, New Jersey]], [[Orlando, Florida]], [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], [[Coronado, California]], [[Imperial Beach, California]], [[National City, California]], [[Ewa Beach, Hawaii]], [[Aiea, Hawaii]], [[San Diego, California]], [[San Leandro, California]], [[Washington, D.C.]].


Notable visits or extensive stays:
[[The Hamptons]]
[[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]
[[Dallas, Texas]]
[[Wilmington, North Carolina]]
[[Amarillo, Texas]]
[[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]
[[Seattle, Washington]]
[[Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[Oahu]]
[[San Francisco, California]]
[[Berkeley, California]]
[[Castro Valley, California]]
[[Pleasanton, California]]
[[Napa County, California]] and [[Sonoma County, California]]
[[Russian River (California)|Russian River]], [[Guerneville, California]], and [[Santa Rosa, California]]

==[[Marriage]]==
In October 1991, he married the former of Miss Imelda Canlas Manulid of [[Guagua, Pampanga|Guagua]], [[Pampanga]], Philippines.  They had met in July 1990 in [[Olongapo City]] after corresponding by mail since 1988.  The wedding took place in [[National City, California]], and they moved to [[Ewa Beach]], Hawaii, the next month.  The marriage ended in divorce without children in 1999.

In October 2002, he married the former Ms. Yolanda Nicole Watkins of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]].  They had met in [[Atlanta]] in June 2002 after meeting online in February 2002.  The honeymoon was ended by a recall and an earlier then expected deployment on the USS Contellation, and were not reunited until July 2003.  They separated in November 2003.

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April 2008 Nicole moved to Washington DC for a reconciliation.

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==References==
*''Portions of this article are based on [[public domain]] text from [[USS_Constellation_(CV-64)/ Wikipedia contributors, "USS Constellation (CV-64)" Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,  (accessed June 05, 2005). ].''

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