| Dennis Keith Lewis - National Director-Associate Members - Active Member | Address: Pikeville, North Carolina
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Dennis
Keith Lewis was born on April 13, 1961 in Wayne County, North Carolina to Leon
and Ruth Lewis who were tenant farmers in their community of Pikeville. Dennis worked on the family farm and attended
school, graduating from Charles B. Aycock High School in 1979. His father was a farmer and a Methodist
minister and his mother also worked on the farm and went back to school and
became a nurse after all six of her children were born. From his family, Dennis learned a genuine work
ethic. Dennis is employed at
Airgas/National Welders in Goldsboro, NC and is also a pyro technician for Hale
Artificer Fireworks in Lexington, NC. He
and his wife Lisa live with their beloved dog, Lucy, in Pikeville, NC.
Early in life, Dennis
developed a passion for our nation’s history.
Reading, studying, and gaining knowledge about all eras from the
Revolutionary War to today’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has organized and hosted many events in the
past years to honor our Veteran’s in Wayne County, as well as law enforcement
and rescue personnel. After forging many
great relationships with veterans of the war in Vietnam, especially those with
Perry Money and Johnny Mayo, Dennis developed a particular passion for this
era. Being an animal lover from early
on, when he learned of the fate of our war dogs in Vietnam, he vowed to himself
to do whatever he could to increase the public’s knowledge and appreciation for
dog handlers and their four-legged companion soldiers. This was when he proudly became associated
with the Vietnam Dog Handler Association |
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