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Goines retired from the Navy in 1987 as a [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] after 32 years of service, and was awarded the [[Bronze Star]], the [[Navy Commendation Medal]], the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]], a [[Combat Action Ribbon]] and the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]. Following his discharge, he relocated to [[Portsmouth, Virginia]], where he became chief of police for the school system, serving for 14 years. He later started trying to recruit more people of color into Navy SEALs.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/meet-the-first-black-navy-seal-still-serving-his-country-in-retirement-1459849283916|title=Meet the first black Navy SEAL, still serving his country in retirement|website=NBC News}}</ref> He received the [[Lone Sailor Award]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=First African American Navy Seal to Receive 2023 Lone Sailor Award |url=https://www.navymemorial.org/press-room-1/goines |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=United States Navy Memorial |language=en-US}}</ref>
Goines married Marie Davis. They had no children.<ref name="Knight"/> He died in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on June 10, 2024, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news |title=America’s first Black Navy SEAL dies at 87 |url=https://www.wnct.com/news/military/americas-first-black-navy-seal-dies-at-87/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |publisher=WNCT |date=14 June 2024}}</ref>
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