Bill Goodwin

A U.S. Navy photo of Bill Goodwin in 1975, the first year of his military career.

This Thursday marks the first peacetime Veterans Day since 2000.

Lake Martin resident Bill Goodwin, who had reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy by the time he retired in 2010, was in the military through seven presidential administrations living in a dozen different U.S. states and countries.

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In an excerpt of our interview with Bill Goodwin, the Lake Martin resident and retired Navy rear admiral discusses how the military has become more proactive about the health and fitness of its service members.
Bill Goodwin
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An official Navy portrait of Rear Admiral John W. "Bill" Goodwin taken in 2009, one year before his retirement.