Transition

This book traces the journey of a young man who has had the good fortune to achieve his two boyhood dreams - to be a soldier and to build bridges. Dan spent 20 years as a soldier made up of 14 years in the Regular Army and then 6 years in the Reserve completing service as a Lieutenant Colonel. Dan experienced 12 months active service in the Vietnam War as a troop commander followed by two years in Papua New Guinea building a road to Kokoda. He achieved his second aim of bridge building by being involved in the construction of two major bridges across the Brisbane River - the Merivale Rail Bridge and the Gateway Bridge. Between those two Dan commenced his own business as a contractor building bridges but the enterprise was not financially successful. The book concludes with details of varying experiences as a professional engineer culminating in the successful completion of a road in Samoa by solving technical and managerial problems and surviving the horrendous Cyclone Val in December 1971.