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Hoffman claims to have been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal "for exceptionally meritorious service against the Viet Cong enemy", the Silver Star Medal and three Bronze Star Medals "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity". He also claims to have been awarded "the Legion of Merit with gold star in lieu of second award, Navy Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation and Vietnamese Navy Distinguished Service Order Second Class Medal. His Campaign and Service medals are: American Campaign, China Service, Navy Occupation (Japan), World War II Victory, National Defense with one star, Korean Service with seven stars, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations, Vietnam Service with four stars, Vietnam Campaign, and Navy Expeditionary (Cuba)." [http://www.swiftvets.com/staticpages/index.php?page=Hoffmann] [http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/aug04/253477.asp According] to the ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel'', after Hoffmann retired from the Navy, he spent "eight years in Milwaukee as the port director before being unceremoniously dumped in 1986." A Milwaukee alderman was quoted as saying "He was given the choice of leaving with grace or he would be fired."