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By Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community Outreach

NORFOLK, Va. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Neal Eichler, a native of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. 

Eichler graduated in 2016 from Hopewell High School. 

The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Aliquippa.

“I learned from my father and grandfather the importance of a strong work ethic,” said Eichler. “Being able to learn from my whole family and having a strong support system back home are the biggest factors to me being able to keep a level head and a strong mind when it comes to stress and happiness in life.”

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With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world’s international phone and internet traffic carried through fiber optic cables lying on the ocean floor, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.