Navy veteran wouldn't trade time in the service for anything

Navy veteran wouldn't trade time in the service for anything

STONEY CREEK, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kenneth Pierce is proud of his time in the Navy, from the hat he wears almost daily to the book he carries around showing the ship he was on. There's no doubt his service to Pierce's country is something he holds close to his heart. "I wanted to be a machinist. I had almost two years of my apprenticeship in," he said. He was finishing his apprenticeship at Accurate Machine in Johnson City when he was deferred for the…