BRIEF BIOLOGRAPHY OF LT BARRY S. ROFFMAN

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF BARRY S. ROFFMAN:  I am an Orthodox Jew.  I was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 22, 1947, graduated from Northeast High there is 1965, and from Temple University in 1969. At the University of Pennsylvania I earned my first commission in the U.S. Navy in December 1968. After active duty in the Navy, I taught science in Dade and Palm Beach Counties in Florida for 30 years before retiring in 2003. I also spent 10 years in the Navy Reserve and then joined the Coast Guard Reserve in 1983. In 1995 I retired from the military, but was recalled to active duty in March 2003. While on active duty, I wrote defense readiness and disaster response plans at Coast Guard District 7 in Miami, Coast Guard Pacific Area in Alameda, California, and for Districts 14 in Hawaii and 17 in Alaska. I retired again as the oldest Lieutenant in the Coast Guard on my 60th birthday on May 22, 2007 (retirees recalled to active duty can not be promoted). Now I devote a significant part of my retirement to Torah Codes and Ark Code research. Expeditions into Egypt will be governed by permits from the Egyptian authorities.

NON-MILITARY BOOKS PUBLISHED: THE GREAT CHRIST DEBATE, A Quest for the Theological Reconciliation of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, 1978; A MATTER OF SPIRITUAL CUSTODY, 1989; and ARK CODE, Searching for the Ark of the Covenant using ELS Maps from the Bible Code, 2004

MILITARY AWARDS RECEIVED: U.S Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal (see enlargment available of citation below to the left), U.S. Coast Guard Commendation Medal, U.S. Coast Guard Achievement Medal, Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon Bar (gold star in lieu of second), National Defense (double bronze star in lieu of third time), USCG Bicentennial Unit Commendation, Coast Guard Unit Commendation, USCG Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M and Silver Hour Glass)