Kenneth McMillion was nominated by his wife, Teresa:
My hero is a Deepsea Navy Diver Chief…He has been in the Navy for 21 years now…This man has always been my hero…We are high school sweethearts…grew up in the hills of WV and he knew that we had to get out of there and become something…he joined the Navy in 1993…after bootcamp…he returned home to get me…we were married and we started our journey as a Navy family….Since then we have been through numerous deployments(to many to count) and seperations, schools, etc…No looking back…It’s been 21 years of marriage and the military and he just re-enlisted for 4 more years…only time will tell…we have one son who is 14…This has truly been the best journey of our lives…This man will and has always done everything to provide and take care of his family and to serve and honor his country at the same time…He bleeds red, white, and blue…And Blue & Gold for DeepSea…Hooyah to my Navy Diver…my true hero that I will always admire….