Firewood Cutting Squirt – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, we burned a lot of wood in our wood-burning stove at home for heat. As a result, I needed to make at…
Grand Canyon Cowboy – An Ode to Military Humor
It was just after Thanksgiving, in 1982, and my wife, my daughter, and I had just packed up our van for an extended trip. We were moving from Arizona to…
Parking Lot Mayhem and Madness – An Ode to Military Humor
A favorite off-duty pastime for me and my friends at Fort Benning was to attend concerts both in Columbus and in Atlanta. Concerts in Columbus were usually scheduled at the…
Cat and Mouse Curfew Show – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed in Korea at the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit (PMU), I was a regular customer of the King Club in Itaewon-Dong. I can’t remember if it was…
Shitting Pigeons on a Warm Summer Day – An Ode to Military Humor
At Fort Benning, my off-duty time did not always consist of hanging out with friends and merely drinking and clubbing. Sometimes, hanging out with my friends meant driving around exploring…
Dodging Donuts on the Road to Wichita – An Ode to Military Humor
I had leave coming to me, so I decided to drive my Buick Wildcat from Fort Benning to North Dakota. My leave was scheduled to start on Saturday morning, so…
Accident Heated Chains to Boiling – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about riding with some bikers while I was stationed at Fort Benning. If you’ve read a few of my posts, you might have read that one. I…
Fiat and Donuts – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about going to California to drive my sister-in-law’s Fiat Spider 2000 back to Washington. I experienced the most bizarre behavior that the car exhibited while I drove…
Happy Time Ferns – An Ode to Military Humor
I was working at Fort Huachuca, Arizona and living in Sierra Vista, Arizona. My Asian wife, daughter, and I lived in a second-floor apartment, and I worked at the Electronic…