Shit Stain – An Ode to Military Humor
If you have been reading some of my recent posts, you are probably aware that I have been talking about some of my exploits and experiences after being assigned to…
Christmas of Gods and Mice – An Ode to Military Humor
In December 1982, my wife and my daughter and I spent Christmas with my wife’s sister and brother-in-law at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Before arriving in Colorado Springs, we embarked on…
Getting Outta Dodge – An Ode to Military Humor
How do you tell somebody that it’s over and that you’re never going to see them again? That sounds like a pretty tough question, doesn’t it? Well, let’s make it…
Chains Beats Greaser – An Ode to Military Humor
I was enjoying a quiet night in the dayroom at Fort Benning, Georgia, watching TV. I had to get up early the next day because I was scheduled to drive…
Pinecone Pick Up – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, I performed a lot of what I like to call “make work” projects or extra duties. For those of you that are…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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,…