Summertime Winter – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, my youngest brother, Dave got married. His wedding was scheduled for the weekend after the Fourth of July in my hometown in…
Volkswagen Bust – An Ode to Military Humor
While I attended the Precision Measurement Equipment course (calibration technician course) in Denver, Colorado, I went to school from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM five days a week. Needless to…
Broken Zipper – An Ode to Military Humor
One summer, I was home on leave, and my wife, daughter, and I went to see my brother Ron for a couple of days. My brother was working as a…
Pontiac for a Baker’s Dozen – An Ode to Military Humor
I purchased a new Pontiac T1000 for my wife in Tacoma, Washington. At the time I purchased it, we were very excited and couldn’t wait to drive it off of…
Playing Tag with the Devil – An Ode to Military Humor
Have you ever been in a situation where something or someone or a combination of events from your past comes back to haunt you? Let’s say this theoretical situation occurred…
Garage Chimney Sweep – An Ode to Military Humor
I was at work at Fort Lewis, one day in the middle of November, when I got a call from my wife at home. Now men, if you’ve ever been…
Magic Radios – An Ode to Military Humor
While stationed at Fort Benning I owned a metallic brown metal flake 1968 Buick Wildcat. I was quite partial to that big block Buick for a couple of reasons. First,…
Chair Match – An Ode to Military Humor
Life in the infantry at Fort Benning, Georgia for lower enlisted soldiers consisted of some pretty mundane duties and tasks. In my case, life consisted of painting rocks, raking dirt,…
New Car Plan – An Ode to Military Humor
My wife had been driving her Ford Maverick for quite a while, so I thought she liked the car. But one day out of the blue, she came up to…
Wadcutters are Paper Perfect – An Ode to Military Humor
I was on leave in between duty stations and decided to spend a week or so at my parents’ house in North Dakota. As luck would have it, I was…