Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Catching up with my old Boss

Tonight I spent nearly an hour on the phone with Col. Rich Goldsmith, retired. In 1977-78 Rich commanded 1st Battalion, 70th Armor, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Wiesbaden, West Germany. I was a tank commander in B company during that time. It was a lot of fun to catch up on what he is doing and fill him in what's been going on with me and my family. He sounds the same. I hope we can meet in person when his travels take him to the North, or I get to Alabama--which will be my first trip.

My Never-Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette OpEd

I wrote this article at the request of David Mills of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  It was never published.  I wrote the article after readi...