Bashon Mann

A native of Wappinger Falls, New York, Bashon Mann is a United States Navy veteran, having served 22 years. He attended college at the University of Virginia before leaving school and joining the Navy in 1996. He returned to school in 1999, enrolling at the University of Memphis where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. After graduation from Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Fla, his naval career saw him take part in several major Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief efforts across the globe serving aboard Navy hospital ships in response to the Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the Haitian earthquake. Mann would also go on to serve in the war in Afghanistan in 2011. Mann currently lives in Washington D.C., along with his daughters, Basil and Sabine.