Retired effective 1 Feb 2014. Plan to travel,fish,work around the house and visit my grand kids. 2017 still fish and work in my yard . Had to stop travelling on our trike and just sold it . Haven't seen my grand kids in Colorado for three years . Bad feet and knees on many meds , old age sucks !
August 2019 I had a stroke and lost the use of my whole right side and speech . I have come back to getting around without a cane and can talk fairly good . I can drive and do most things only slowly . I am still getting better and feel half normal .
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Retired from Oklahoma Teachers Retirement system 1 Feb 2014. Drawing Social Security,Retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 2006 and retired from the Army in 1988. My hobbies are my yard now getting my main attention. Really enjoy going to bed and getting up whenever I feel like ! I still do some bass fishing once in awhile . Still do a few local Bass Tournaments .
Best Friends I was a Drill Sgt in a BCT Btry of the 5th Bn until spring of 1978 . Then a weapons instructor Hand Granades , M203 , M72 , M60 and M18 AP Claymore until PCS in March 1979 .
I attended Infantry ANCOES at Ft Benning during Aup - Oct 1978 from this unit at Ft Sill . Training Command Battalion
Best Moment Lots of them so I can't name just a few !
Worst Moment There were a few of these also !
Other Memories DS from Feb 1976 until May 1978, weapons instructor C Company TCB 1978-1979. I instructed on M203, M-72, M-18 Claymore, Handgrenades and Battery Defensive Tactics. I also narrated the Weapons Fire Demonstration for first week training of BCT and OSUT units some times .
