Kivan-Lee Morton Rice, (22) was born February 10th, 1999 in Fort Worth, Texas to Katharin Rice and Reginald-Lee Morton. Both his parents served and retired from the military. Katharin (Navy, then retired from the Army), and Reginald (Army, then retired from the Navy). Kivan-Lee was an incredible football player and played all throughout each high school he attended. He was very successful as a Junior and Senior in Cache High school playing Running Back, Corner Back and Wide Receiver positions. He graduated from Cache High School in 2017. Kivan-Lee joined the United States Navy on June 18, 2018 in Lawton, Oklahoma and graduated Navy bootcamp in Great Lakes, IL August 10, 2018, receiving the National Service Medal. Kivan-Lee’s first command was aboard the USS George Washington (CVN 73); where he served as a Fire Watch Crewman (Fire Watch Division) and Flight Deck Crewman (Air Department V4 Divison). During his tour aboard, Kivan-Lee qualified as a Fire Party Team Leader and vigilantly stood 1,481 hours of watch. In October 2020, Kivan -Lee reported to Airborne Command & Control Squadron ONE TWO FOUR (VAW-124) and served as an Aviation Maintenance Administration Clerk. During his tour, he flawlessly screened 1,972 maintenance actions, 37 aircraft and engine logbook entries, 96 scheduled inspections, and six Aeronautical Equipment Service Records.