Born and raised in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, Christian worked as a farm hand throughout his teenage years and enlisted in the Navy after graduating as Senior Class President from Marcus Whitman High School.


After being stationed on the USS Hayler (DD-997) in Norfolk, VA in 1998, Christian completed two deployments, achieved the rank of E-5 in under three years, and was the lowest ranking person ever onboard USS Hayler(DD-997) t... Show more