Boyertown native and mine hunter serves with U.S. Navy half a world away

A Boyertown native and 2014 Daniel Boone High School graduate is serving in Japan in the U.S. Navy aboard one of the forward-deployed mine countermeasures ship, USS Pioneer. Petty Officer 2nd Class Harlan Swavely is a quartermaster aboard the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, operating out of Sasebo, Japan.

Source: Berkscounty