Best Friends George Nehouse, Steve Nemocks, Alan Newsom
Best Moment Arrived in October 1973 at age 19 from Military Police School at Ft Gordon Goriga. This assignment set the mold for my military career as I learned disipline, and enjoyed what it felt like being rewarded for standing out. The leaders, faces and young friendships here left the greatest impressions on me and I think of all often - though many are gone. Heidelberg became the most significant location of my life! It was here in 1976 I also attend, and graduated, French Commando School. It took place in parts of Germany and of course France and was for me perhaps the hardest physical training ever received. 50 very fit young military policemen went, but only 13 graduated. I really found out what pushing yourself beyound your limit was. It gets the Suck Meter Award for badges in my career!
Chain of Command CPT Case and Then CPT Reading. CPT Reading was a Hard Case Infantry Vietnam Vet with the Silver Star and other combat awards. He had a great influence on me throughout my military career. He later retired as an LTC and bacame a Judge in the Ft Jackson NC area. In 2006 I met up with him and his wife for dinner while I was TDY at Ft Jackson. He was incredulas that I was then a full colonel and brigade commander. last time I saw him before that he was a CPT and I was a SGT 1976!
