Celebrating the Holidays – An Ode to Military Humor
My first Christmas at Fort Lewis, Washington was rather interesting in several ways. First, my house in Spanaway, Washington was the first house that I had ever lived in that…
Time Stood Still – An Ode to Military Humor
When I left my home in Spanaway, Washington, to travel to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to attend the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, I didn’t know what the future would bring…
Impala Hit and Miss – An Ode to Military Humor
It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon as I drove my van into my driveway and parked in the carport next to the garage beside my house in Spanaway, Washington. …
Tobie the Mighty Dog – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about Tobie the ‘Mighty Dog,’ defender of running soldiers everywhere. Well this specific running soldier. Issue that dog a cape, please. Tobie was kind of peculiar in…
Running with Tobie – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed in the 864th Engineer Battalion at Fort Lewis, a fellow soldier in my unit, Robert Caldwell, gave me a dog. This dog was no ordinary dog…