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Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1950, Dean “Doc” Hager served twenty-six years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Navy Medical Service Corps Captain. When Doc  arrived in Yuma, he immediately volunteered as a driver transporting veterans for the Disabled American Veterans (DAV); receiving recognition by the Director of Veterans Affairs Tucson for 1,000 hours of volunteer service. In 2008 Doc joined the Board of Directors, Yuma Council, Navy League of the U.S., raising funds, growing membership, and renewing relations with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. In 2015 he led efforts to establish the City’s annual Military Appreciation Day and founded Yuma’s award-winning Naval Sea Cadet Corps program. Doc currently is an active member of The American Legion, Navy League of the U.S., Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Yuma Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee (MAC).