Alton Miles
A 30-year Navy veteran in urgent need of a life-saving kidney transplant
Military Service
As a Navy veteran, I started my career as an Aviation Electrician's Mate in VA-35 at Naval Air Station Oceana, deployed on USS Saratoga CV in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm. After four years, I converted to Operations Specialist and was transferred to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Norfolk, VA.
My follow-on enlisted tours included NCTSI DET TWO (Norfolk, VA), USS George Washington (Norfolk, VA), Commander Second Fleet (Norfolk, VA), and NETWARCOM (Little Creek, VA).
While stationed at NETWARCOM, I was selected and commissioned as Chief Warrant Officer. My commissioned tours included USS Mesa Verde (Norfolk, VA) as the Training Officer, NIOC Norfolk as a Detachment OIC, Commander Undersea Surveillance (Dam Neck, VA) as Certifications Officer/Operations Officer, and FACSFAC VACAPES (Virginia Beach) as OI Division Officer. After 30 years, I retired on November 30, 2019, as a CWO4 OPTEC.
Personal Story
I am married, and my wife and I have five children (unfortunately, one son passed away in 2022). We also have five wonderful grandchildren, whom we love spending time with.
I was diagnosed with CKD around 2007 and went on dialysis in 2023. I have been blessed to be able to do a lot of things that I used to before kidney failure, though I do limit what I do so that I don't overexert myself. I still love working on cars and going fishing whenever I can.
Life Beyond Service
These photos show the personal side of Alton - family moments, hobbies, and the life he's fighting to preserve.
