Canton native re-enlists in Navy riding a wakeboard

Canton High graduate Patrick Collier re-enlisted in the Navy on a wakeboard in a South Carolina lake recently. (Photo courtesy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole Johnson)

CANTON — Patrick Collier, who grew up in Canton and graduated from Canton High in 2003, has re-enlisted in the U.S. Navy after nearly five years of service to his country.

Collier chose a unique location to swear his oath of enlistment – on a South Carolina lake riding a wakeboard.

Collier is a Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class and a radiologic technician for the Naval Health Clinic Charleston, located at Joint Base in Charleston, South Carolina. Collier swore his oath of enlistment on a wakeboard at Trophy Lakes in Johns Island, South Carolina. Navy Lt. Lauren Brown, a physical therapist at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, served as the re-enlistment officer on the boat.

Navy Lt. Lauren Brown, a physical therapist at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, served as the re-enlistment officer.

Navy Lt. Lauren Brown, a physical therapist at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, served as the re-enlistment officer on the boat.

Collier is the son of Marian and Norman Collier of Canton.

The Naval Health Clinic Charleston provides a wide range of services and wellness programs for more than 17,000 service members, family members and veterans each year.