Sixty Questions – An Ode to Military Humor
If you’ve been following all of my recent posts, you have probably read about my trip with my brother Craig and his wife to Washington, DC, and to New York…
Dodging Hubcaps in Harlem – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, for the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, my brother, Craig came out to visit me. He and his wife wanted to visit…
Sorry Secret Santa – An Ode to Military Humor
I really loved the red Chevy van that I had purchased in Denver, Colorado in December 1981 so that I could make a trip with my wife and daughter to…
Hot and Cold Spot – An Ode to Military Humor
Whenever I traveled on a permanent change of station (PCS) move or during leave, I drove from one point to another, if at all possible. I did this for a…
Donut Déjà Vu Patrol – An Ode to Military Humor
The day had finally arrived to leave Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3) for the more familiar digs of the Eighth United States Army…
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…
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…
Liquid Donuts – An Ode to Military Humor
I loved my red Chevy van. It had a lot of personal significance to me, but the significance about that van with respect to my military career was not insignificant. …
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…
No Donuts at Camp Rushmore – An Ode to Military Humor
I was traveling with my wife and daughter in my red Chevy van. We were headed across the United States traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast. I…