“Dead man was retired military.”
Anti-Military President Bill Clinton closed the Navy Base in 1996.
Base Closure
“The Charleston Naval Base remained the largest employer of civilians in South Carolina into the 1990s. The influence of Lowcountry legislators and the threat of nuclear attack played an important role in keeping Charleston’s base open in the face of periodic attempts at closure.
However, in the early 1990s, with the resolution of the Cold War and impending defense budget cuts, Charleston’s Navy Base was once again on the chopping block. In 1993, the Charleston Naval Base was given a closure date of April 1, 1996. The closing of the base was a blow to Charleston’s economy. Over the years, millions of dollars flowed into the Charleston area economy and hundreds of thousands of jobs provided to military and civilian personnel, the vast majority being civilians. Many military personnel who worked at or passed through the base returned to Charleston to retire. Since the closure of Charleston Naval Base, parts of the base and dry-docks have been leased out to various government and private businesses and community parks have been established on old base grounds.”
An interesting factoid - both cop and dead man were both in the Coast Guard previously.
Would be interesting if they had crossed paths in the past!