Crickets and Grass – An Ode to Military Humor
It’s funny how small things seem to stick in your mind. For example, when my wife and my daughter and I were traveling back from Korea to North Dakota, my…
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…
Summertime Winter – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, my youngest brother, Dave got married. His wedding was scheduled for the weekend after the Fourth of July in my hometown in…
Playing Tag with the Devil – An Ode to Military Humor
Have you ever been in a situation where something or someone or a combination of events from your past comes back to haunt you? Let’s say this theoretical situation occurred…
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…
Kansas Donut Stop – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Eighth United States Army (EUSA) G4, United States Forces Korea (USFK), Yongsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK), I was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to…
Santa’s Chevy Van – An Ode to Military Humor
I had purchased a red Chevy van in Denver, Colorado in December 1981. I had traded in a worthless Dodge Omni that I had purchased a year before in 1980. …
Dodge Crinkle Car Special – An Ode to Military Humor
The first car that I bought when I came back from Korea was a silver 1980 Dodge Omni. I paid $6000 for that car out the door through the military…
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…