Mountain of Red Tape – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed in Korea at the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit (PMU), I met my future wife. Maybe you may remember my story about that experience. I recall how…
Midnight Madness – An Ode to Military Humor
When my wife and my daughter and I first came back from Korea, I really made an honest attempt to give my parents ample time to get acquainted with my…
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…
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…
Jumping Christmas – An Ode to Military Humor
Another year had gone by in Korea. The holiday season had descended upon us once again. Winter, especially now that we were in December, was proving to be especially harsh…
Christmas in Korea – An Ode to Military Humor
It was the holiday season in Korea. It was also my first Christmas in Korea. It was so hard to believe that so much had happened since I had arrived…
Vacuum Generation Dreams – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit (PMU) in Korea, the unit barracks was a Quonset hut. The guy who stayed right in front of me 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…
Bottled Furniture Swap – An Ode to Military Humor
I was stationed at a unit called the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit (PMU) in Seoul, South Korea. The fifth PMU was a rather interesting unit in several different ways. The…
Hanging with the Band – An Ode to Military Humor
During the early months of my first assignment to Korea, I spent a lot of time rushing back to Yongsan in time to make it through the gate before curfew. …