Richard Elmore is a U.S. Army veteran having served as a Captain (1968-71)
during the Vietnam era. After completing Branch School as an Infantry
Officer (Ft. Benning, GA) and Rotary Wing Flight Training (Ft. Wolters,
TX and Hunter Army Airfield, GA), he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne
Division as an Aviator within its Combat Assault Helicopter Company
flying "Hueys" (UH-1H).
Later
at Ft. Bragg, NC, Rich was transferred to the XVIII Airborne
Corps when he was selected to serve as Director of the Army's
first inpatient substance abuse treatment program for returning
Vietnam veterans within the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology
at Womack Army Hospital Specialized Treatment Center. He continued
on flight status assigned to the 182nd Aviation Company at
Corps Headquarters.
Rich
joined the clinical faculty of the School of Psychology at
Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL) in 1982. Currently,
he is an Associate Professor and Director, Center for Traumatology
Studies. This program has provided counseling services, through
a Department of Veterans Affairs contract (1986-2001), to
Vietnam veterans within Brevard County, FL assisting with
combat readjustment.
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In addition, Rich
is a licensed Psychologist with a part-time private practice specializing
in couple therapy. He is certified in Family Mediation by the Supreme
Court of Florida and is a member of the Associate Medical Staff at
Holmes Regional Medical Center. Rich continues to hold an FAA Commercial
Pilot's license, both rotary and fixed wing, with instrument qualification.
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