I was born in 1955 in Vineland, NJ, a small town about 25 west of Atlantic City. I attended the local Catholic school and played little league baseball. I rode mini bikes and motorcycles while I was growing up and broke my arm in 1968 when I fell from a friend’s cycle while trying to impress my mom.
My first car was a 1956 Buick Special station wagon. I use to hang out on the street corner in Newfield, NJ with my friends and trade baseball cards. I’ve owned several dogs and cats and love all animals. At the age of 18, I became a dispatcher for the local police department. I soon realized that a small town couldn’t offer me what I was looking for in life (although I wasn’t really sure what that was) so I decided to go away to college and entered ROTC at the University of Georgia. I had a blast at UGA where I majored in Criminal Justice. I later went on to get a Masters degree in Business from Central Michigan University.
I was commissioned in 1980 and was assigned to a unit in Cakmakli Turkey. This started a career that took me all over the world and across the United States. I’ve been a platoon leader, a company commander (once in Germany and once in Turkey), and I’ve been a staff officer in the Army the rest of my career. I’ve served 1 tour in Bad Kreuznach Germany and 3 tours in the Republic of Turkey (2 in Cakmakli which is about 35 miles outside of Istanbul) and 1 tour in Ankara Turkey.
On weekends in Turkey I would meet with my friends and go sightseeing. Many a Turkish carpet I’ve purchased after hours of haggling and many cups of stiff Turkish coffee. I’ve been married, divorced, have 2 children, retired from the Army and have started a second career.
My hobbies include collecting antiques such as old telephones, old radios, and old record players. I am currently restoring an 80 year old house I purchased in my hometown of Vineland, NJ. I enjoy refinishing old furniture, talking to old people to get an idea as to how they lived and did things in the past.
My first car was a 1956 Buick Special station wagon. I use to hang out on the street corner in Newfield, NJ with my friends and trade baseball cards. I’ve owned several dogs and cats and love all animals. At the age of 18, I became a dispatcher for the local police department. I soon realized that a small town couldn’t offer me what I was looking for in life (although I wasn’t really sure what that was) so I decided to go away to college and entered ROTC at the University of Georgia. I had a blast at UGA where I majored in Criminal Justice. I later went on to get a Masters degree in Business from Central Michigan University.
I was commissioned in 1980 and was assigned to a unit in Cakmakli Turkey. This started a career that took me all over the world and across the United States. I’ve been a platoon leader, a company commander (once in Germany and once in Turkey), and I’ve been a staff officer in the Army the rest of my career. I’ve served 1 tour in Bad Kreuznach Germany and 3 tours in the Republic of Turkey (2 in Cakmakli which is about 35 miles outside of Istanbul) and 1 tour in Ankara Turkey.
On weekends in Turkey I would meet with my friends and go sightseeing. Many a Turkish carpet I’ve purchased after hours of haggling and many cups of stiff Turkish coffee. I’ve been married, divorced, have 2 children, retired from the Army and have started a second career.
My hobbies include collecting antiques such as old telephones, old radios, and old record players. I am currently restoring an 80 year old house I purchased in my hometown of Vineland, NJ. I enjoy refinishing old furniture, talking to old people to get an idea as to how they lived and did things in the past.
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