SAN DIEGO (June 1, 2017) Retired Rear Adm. Rod Melendez (right) speaks at the about the importance of civil service at the retirement ceremony of Lisa Demar. Demar is retiring after 39 years as a civil servant, the last twelve she spent at NMCSD.

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