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.