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…
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…
French Deja Vu – An Ode to Military Humor
I had been selected to command the 508th Maintenance Detachment at Fort Lewis, Washington. I took command on December 10, 1985. December 10, 1985 was an interesting date for several…
Fiat Outwits Mr. Donut – An Ode to Military Humor
It was autumn in Western Washington thereabouts Fort Lewis, Washington. I was sleeping soundly when I was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the telephone. The new area support command…
Fiats Don’t Lie but Donuts Do – An Ode to Military Humor
It was turning out to be a spectacular summer at Fort Lewis. And the Fiat spider 2000 had been running mighty fine around town and on local trips. It was…
Tired-Out U-Haul Trip – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about going down to California to move my sister-in-law back up to Washington to live with my wife and I. We had rented a U-Haul rental truck…
Mother-in-Law Included – An Ode to Military Humor
Things were looking up in the 864th Engineer Battalion at Fort Lewis. Why were they looking up? Simple. My days in the battalion were numbered. Yes folks, I was on…
When it Rains it Snows – An Ode to Military Humor
You know the old cliché, if it ain’t raining, it ain’t training. Well, it had been raining steadily ever since we had been alerted for movement to the field. The…
OPFOR Lost in the Mud – An Ode to Military Humor
The other day, I wrote about a field exercise we were participating in at Fort Lewis to prepare for a flyaway deployment with the Signal Battalion. I also talked about…
OPFOR Gone Wild – An Ode to Military Humor
At Fort Lewis, training usually meant raining. You know, if it ain’t raining, it ain’t training. We had to deploy to the field in preparation for an upcoming flyaway deployment…