Larry
graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1963 with a class rank of
8/887. He served as executive assistant to the director of Naval Warfare at the
Pentagon, Commander of Submarine Squadron 2 in New London, CT, and was chief of
staff to the commander of the U.S. Atlantic submarine fleet.
He was promoted to Rear Admiral (lower half) in 1988 and 1992 (upper half). He
served two years as director of the Office of Program Appraisal in the Office of
the Secretary of the Navy. In 1994, he became Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel
for Personal Readiness and Community Support. He also served as Director,
Personal Readiness/ Community Support, Bureau of Naval Personnel and Deputy
Chief of Naval Personnel; Commander, Navy Personnel Command before his
retirement in 1998.
Larry has become President and CEO of The George and Carol Olmsted Foundation, a
non-profit organization that offers educational grants to competitively selected
career line officers from the four branches of the U.S. military.