About the Designer

MSgt (Ret.) Douglas G. Hunter

A 24-year retired Veteran Airman, originally from Connecticut, who worked on photo-sensor and sensor systems (TISEO, LANTIRN Navigation/Targeting/Bomb Impact Assessment, Data Link, NVG's, CCTV, AVTR's, Pave Penny, Gun Cameras, Optical Bar Cameras) used on F-4's, F-15's, F-16's A-10's and the U-2 which operates at the edge of space. A decorated former Honor Guard volunteer member at two of seven assigned bases, with almost 10 years served outside the US, involved eight major combat, reconnaissance, and humanitarian operations, with 810 combat missions and 518 combat actions, with over 610 targets eliminated.

Honored with 65 decorations, medals, badges and citations including Congressional recognition twice. Upon retiring in 2014, deemed 100% permanently disabled by the US Department of Veterans Affairs due to service-related conditions and injuries.

Established the Knights of the Pub Table, on 24 February 2011 after 19 years of forming various gaming groups at numerous military assignments while on active duty in the USAF. The Knights of the Pub Table are a US military veteran and family member organization of crafters (requested Makers for the Pensacola Makers Faire for 2022 and 2023) and gamers who periodically engage in volunteer activities to help veterans with projects, event coordinators/attendees for events in the Northwest Florida area throughout the year, and travel as an organization to attend various renaissance, Celtic and civic festivals, and activities across the US.

A 2019 graduate of Northwest Florida State College with an Associate of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, and a 2023 graduate from the University of West Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, in Graphic Design through the Veterans Administration (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation (VocRehab) program. A first-generation American-born son of a mother from Scotland, and a proud son of a father from Puerto Rico, representing his diverse heritage.

"It is important to pay respect to the dedication, duty and service commitment of our Brothers and Sisters in the Profession-of-Arms. Those who have previously and those who are currently embodying the very ethos we cherish and venerate within our armed forces. It is vital to give their tartan a distinctive and refined design to honor the same." -MSgt (Ret,) Douglas G. Hunter