Bouncing Rock – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was originally assigned to the 19th Support Command at Camp Henry, Korea, I received a command sponsored assignment with deferred travel of my dependents. What that meant in…
Sixty Questions – An Ode to Military Humor
If you’ve been following all of my recent posts, you have probably read about my trip with my brother Craig and his wife to Washington, DC, and to New York…
Dodging Hubcaps in Harlem – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, for the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, my brother, Craig came out to visit me. He and his wife wanted to visit…
Bike Trips – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, for the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, I essentially had two modes of transportation. Well, three, if you count walking as a…
Broken Window – An Ode to Military Humor
Well, it was that time of day when students at a military school house make a mad dash exodus off of the military base. It was no different at Aberdeen…
Sorry Secret Santa – An Ode to Military Humor
I really loved the red Chevy van that I had purchased in Denver, Colorado in December 1981 so that I could make a trip with my wife and daughter to…
High School Politics – An Ode to Military Humor
I was home on leave at my parents’ house in North Dakota before I headed to Korea. I had sold my Buick Wildcat that I had owned at Fort Benning…
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…
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…
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…