I am Wilburn Stancil (Bill) Lassiter.I was born in Wadesboro,NC.My family and I lived in nearby Rockingham,NC until I was about 10 years old.We moved to Charlotte,NC where we lived for 3 years,finally ending up in Statesville,NC.I joined the Navy in 1968.I served as a Hospital Corpsman and Navy Counselor for 21 years.I am a Vietnam veteran (FMF).Upon retirement from the Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer I relocated to Columbia,SC where I worked in the insurance and automobile sales business. In 1990 I began employment with Richland School District One as an NJROTC Instructor at a local high school from where I secondly retired.My wife,Dianne and I ran a gift shop at the Barnyard Flea Market in Lexington,SC for 15 years.We now reside in Irmo,SC.I am a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Master Mason, a member of The Fleet Reserve Association ,a Life Member of the Vietnam Veterans of America and the DAV.

I am Wilburn Stancil (Bill) Lassiter.I was born in Wadesboro,NC.My family and I lived in nearby Rockingham,NC until I was about 10 years old.We moved to Charlotte,NC where we lived for 3 years,finally ending up in Statesville,NC.I joined the Navy in 1968.I served as a Hospital Corpsman and Navy Counselor for 21 years.I am a Vietnam veteran (FMF).Upon retirement from the Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer I relocated to Columbia,SC where I worked in the insurance and automobile sales business. In 1990 I began employment with Richland School District One as an NJROTC Instructor at a local high school from where I secondly retired.My wife,Dianne and I ran a gift shop at the Barnyard Flea Market in Lexington,SC for 15 years.We now reside in Irmo,SC.I am a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Master Mason, a member of The Fleet Reserve Association ,a Life Member of the Vietnam Veterans of America and the DAV.