The Scales Family History

Since Early Childhood Major General Bob Scales Had Always Wanted To Follow In His Father'S Footsteps To Be A Soldier. His Story Is An Army Story. It Tells Of Three Generations Of Service By A Family That Beginning With Two World War Ii Officers Spawned Six Decades Of Service To The Nation. General Scales And His Wife Diana Have Lived Through Twenty Nine Military Moves A Near Death Experience In Vietnam Seven Year'S Separation And Eleven Overseas Assignments To Forge A Partnership Of Service Very Rare In America Today. These Pages Tell In Vignette Style A Piece Of Military History From Early Days In The Philippines Through Post War Germany Vietnam And Cold War Europe. Scales' Career From West Point Cadet To General Officer Offers A View Of Military Life Unique To A Culture Increasingly Forgotten Today.