My partner said he had a maybe, I only had one. “Looks like we are going board,” I sighed. We were playing Spades and we were losing. Next time we are probably going to have […]

My partner said he had a maybe, I only had one. “Looks like we are going board,” I sighed. We were playing Spades and we were losing. Next time we are probably going to have […]
“Hey Big Sarge, come on over here a second, help me with this.” The Hey Big Sarge part made you think that you were, like, in the mafia…….. His name was Calderon. SSG Frank Calderon. […]
It was shiny and new. To this day I still think that the little Savage/Stevens 20 gauge single shot shotgun was the best Christmas present ever. There is a picture somewhere of me holding that […]
“Hey Lightfighter come over here, let me show you this.” I came running over. SGT Knight was a tall slender black guy. His face always formed a smile. It just did. He had a Combat […]
Many leaders believe, tough training that is shared among a group is a great way to build cohesive teams. The more visible the toughness, the more the young Soldiers see their leaders, the better. We […]
When I first saw them, I knew that is what I wanted to be. They just looked different, cool school heroes. They wore their LBE different than the rest, way up high. It kept their […]
Most folks know that I was in the Army, most folks know that was Airborne, most folks know that I was a Jumpmaster. What many people don’t know is what happened on my first 10 […]
Drive out the gate, take the first right, take the first left onto the onramp of the freeway, bear right to head north, drive for 5 hours and we will be back to Camp Carroll. […]
Arvelli had a big smile. He was always laughing. He was a leader, but he wasn’t telling you what to do. He was just there with you, making it better. Always better. When Flagg would […]
“If you ain’t Airborne, You ain’t shit!”, that’s what I told the Command Sergeants Major. There were seven of them in front of me and one behind me. I was responding to the question, “why […]