Upon graduating from UCSB in 1966, Scott entered the Army as a private for combat infantry training before being assigned to Ordnance Officers Candidate School, graduated as a 2nd lieutenant in 1968, reported to Company D of the 709th Maintenance Battalion in Vietnam in support of the Ninth Infantry Division as an Ordnance Specialist providing major maintenance and recovery support for armored personnel carriers, trucks, and electronic communication equipment and small arms bunker and perimeter support for ground troops. He is President of the Freedom Committee of Orange County, a volunteer organization of veterans who bring living history to Orange County schools by sharing personal stories from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East, including Pearl Harbor, D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, air battles in the South Pacific and over Fortress Europe, freeing inmates of German concentration camps, and watching an atom bomb drop on Japan. Scott is an invaluable resource to Military Appreciation Day by identifying veterans from Orange County to honor at the Hoag Classic. Scott’s military honors include a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 bronze stars, Vietnam Civil Action Ribbon, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Medal with palm, and Vietnam Campaign Medal. Scott resides in Costa Mesa with his wife Linda. He received the City of Costa Mesa Mayor’s Award for service to his community.