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Friday, May 1, 2015

One Year at a Time--Now I'm in till 2016

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My friend Barry Free joined me for what turned out to be a 100-mile re-enlistment ride.  Barry enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1968 and s...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Army Bike Week! Riding to Re-Enistment!

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This week will be Army bicycle week.  Last week, I thought I might be riding to the Pentagon tomorrow to ask them to reconsider turning d...
Friday, April 24, 2015

One More Year! In the Army Till I'm 63!

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Today at 2pm I got a voice mail from SSG Steinmetz in the Admin section of 28th CAB to call her.  When I called she read me a line from a m...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Jackie Chan Saved Mother's Day for Me

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Is Jackie Chan one of your heroes?  He's one of mine.  And I have never seen one of his movies.  But he rescued me in real life--at le...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Who Fights Our Wars? Pamela Allen Bleuel

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On the left in this photo is the subject of a blog post I wrote in 2009 in Iraq.  She is Pamela Allen Bleuel, a tough, funny woman who ran...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

No Answer--What Goes Up Must Come Down the Same Way

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No answer yet on whether I can re-enlist or not.  I thought that meant no answer at all.  The administrative NCO in my unit thinks the dec...
Friday, April 17, 2015

A Soldier When I'm 64? I am Supposed to Get the Answer Today

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Wednesday I talked to the Admin. Sergeant who submitted the paperwork for me to stay in the Army two more years.  She said we are supposed t...