from the US Army Chaplain Corps after 30 years of service.

Col. Mouchette, a father of three, left Bermuda to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilberforce University and a Master of Divinity degree from Payne Theological Seminary.

He also earned a Master of Arts Degree in psychology at Pepperdine University and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity in 1972.

Col. Mouchette's career began in 1962 with the First Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. Other tours of duty included Vietnam, Korea, Washington, Missouri, New Jersey and Illinois.

His family in Bermuda includes brothers Sydney and Osman Mouchette.