The first time I heard of the band U2 I was stationed in West Germany. This was in the early 80’s. My kaserne was located in a small town called Neu Ulm. Right across the river from old Ulm. A good place to be stationed. Stuttgart to the North. Munich…

I’m not sure how I got the job. As a kid I was always on the lookout for work. I had a good hussle. In the sixth grade I sold milk to the kids who brought their lunches from home. A nickel a carton. Easy math. I always made a…

Everyone remembers where they were on that day. Less than two weeks prior to 9/11. I had just met my future to be wife. That evening we watched together as the enormity of the tragedy weighed down on the country. At the time she worked in a facility that was…