In memoriam.

Retired Navy Petty Officer John Jenkins

The Defense Acquisition University has received word of the death of Retired Navy Petty officer John Theodore Jenkins on Sept. 16, 2002, in Alexandria, Va. A Vietnam veteran and career noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, Jenkins was an Audio Visual Technician at the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) from 1979-1982. He retired from the Navy in April of 1982 at the conclusion of his DSMC tour, after 22 years of military service. Following his military retirement, Jenkins worked as a contractor for Naval Sea Systems Com