It was the Christmas season at Fort Benning, Georgia. Coincidentally, it was my first Christmas in the Army and my first Christmas spent away from home. The reason I wasn’t…
When you’re a lower ranking enlisted soldier in the Army, one thing you can always count on is extra duty. That extra duty might be guard duty, barracks fire guard,…
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…
While I attended the Precision Measurement Equipment course (calibration technician course) in Denver, Colorado, I went to school from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM five days a week. Needless to…
I purchased a new Pontiac T1000 for my wife in Tacoma, Washington. At the time I purchased it, we were very excited and couldn’t wait to drive it off of…
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…