The Army Insider

<SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-no-proof: yes>This is the true story of a man who fulfilled his destiny.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>He was just a country boy from Nebraska who grew up to achieve great things for his country.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>A multitude of short stories that chronicle his life begins with his parents.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>To know them is to know him.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Through them he received an adventurous childhood and he was instilled with a value system that governed his life.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>The story continues with wartime exploits travels to Iran and Pakistan and world-wide assignments.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>The story includes some people that he met along the way; some famous and some not so famous.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>The man was a soldier.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>A professional soldier who rose through the ranks and was considered the expert at the top of his chosen career field. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Life after the Army has involved local politics community service recreation and retail sales.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>His primary wish in life is to see his grand children grow up and not have to follow in his footsteps.</SPAN>