Worst Nightmares – An Ode to Military Humor
I was home on leave before my permanent change of station to Korea from Fort Benning, Georgia. One night, my brother, Craig, and I stopped by my parents’ house for…
Crickets and Grass – An Ode to Military Humor
It’s funny how small things seem to stick in your mind. For example, when my wife and my daughter and I were traveling back from Korea to North Dakota, my…
Four Wheeling in the Snow – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, one sure sign of winter was usually the winter monsoon rains. However, when the winter monsoon rains hit the lower altitudes like…
Pitiful Christmas – An Ode to Military Humor
My wife and my daughter and I had left Korea and traveled back to the United States. We were now stationed at Fort Ord, California, in Seaside, California. The Army…
Jumping Christmas – An Ode to Military Humor
Another year had gone by in Korea. The holiday season had descended upon us once again. Winter, especially now that we were in December, was proving to be especially harsh…
Christmas with Chains – An Ode to Military Humor
My first Christmas season at Fort Benning, Georgia wasn’t how I imagined how my first Christmas away from home would play out. Another Christmas season had arrived at Fort Benning,…
Christmas in Korea – An Ode to Military Humor
It was the holiday season in Korea. It was also my first Christmas in Korea. It was so hard to believe that so much had happened since I had arrived…
First Army Christmas – An Ode to Military Humor
It was the Christmas season at Fort Benning, Georgia. Coincidentally, it was my first Christmas in the Army and my first Christmas spent away from home. The reason I wasn’t…
Mountain Oyster Fry – An Ode to Military Humor
One of the first places that I ever took my wife to when I brought her back to the United States was to my uncle’s ranch in North Dakota. As…
Supernumerary Stiffed – An Ode to Military Humor
When you’re a lower ranking enlisted soldier in the Army, one thing you can always count on is extra duty. That extra duty might be guard duty, barracks fire guard,…