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…
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…
Chains Unlocked – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, I drove as the duty driver for the Central Confinement Facility (CCF) on a pretty regular basis. For example, I was driving…
Test Drive Dummies – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was in command of my first unit at Fort Lewis, Washington, I developed a really close bond with my First Sergeant. Our bond was so special that the…
Skeeters and Heat – An Ode to Military Humor
After my graduation and commissioning ceremony had finished at Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia, in April 1983, I said my final goodbyes to some of my friends…
Turkey Shoot – An Ode to Military Humor
A relative newcomer to my unit at Fort Benning, John Gould, approached me one day during the muster formation and told me he had a proposition for me. John Gould…
Drunk Cadillac – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground for the Ordnance Officer Basic Course in Aberdeen, Maryland, I started looking around for a car for my wife. The car would…
London Fog – An Ode to Military Humor
I had a part-time job at Dillard’s department store in the Aurora Mall while I lived in Denver, Colorado. I managed to survive a whole day in the women’s lingerie…
Orange Crushed – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado for the Precision Measuring Equipment (calibration course) school, I managed to make it to a few football games…
Wild Duck Chase – An Ode to Military Humor
I once acquired a black Labrador puppy that I named Molly. As Molly and I grew accustomed to each other, we started to gel as a team. Molly was such…