John Logan was born in Gadsden, Alabama , in May 1946. He grew up in the military in an Air Force family. His Mother, being a WWII English war bride, meant that his Father took overseas duty to England whenever possible. This meant constant moving and many school changes. Until High School John spent only three semesters in American schools between Kindergarten and ninth grade . . . . John was drafted into the US Army on May 4, 1966. He attended Basic Training at Fort Ord, California , Armor AIT and Armor OCS at Fort Knox, Kentucky . John arrived in Vietnam on the May 4, 1967 , after being paneled from OCS. He was wounded while clearing a cave of VC on August 22, 1967 and subsequently retired with disability in 1970 . . . . John worked in many fields over the years, including carpentry, health care, Gang intervention and school maintenance . . . .

For the past four years John has devoted his efforts toward assisting veterans through his involvement with MOPH.  He joined MOPH in 2004 and is a Life Member, serving as Commander, Chapter 78 in Santa Rosa CA  and Senior Vice Commander and Adjutant of the California Department as well as a National Officer . . . . John has been married to Janis Someko Tanaka since April of 1967. They have two children, Jarrod Tadao and Adrienne Mariko and one Grandchild, Aubrey Ayameko Elnora. The family lives in Santa Rosa, California .