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It was the recruiter. He was amazing!

motivated myself

High school ROTC

me

I was drafted!

My Dad! He was in the service. He told me I was physically and mentally strong enough to handle it, so I did. My Grandfather also was a WWII veteran, I looked up to him. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I pushed myself! Didn't see anything good coming from staying in my same environment! Wanted something more!

Someone stole my textbooks and I had just turned 17 and a HS senior. I did not tell my parents, they could not afford new books. The next morning, instead of going to school, I went to the Army recruiter. Army had a long line, but next door was the Navy and the recruiter sat alone at his desk; no line. I explained my situation and he signed me up. I was two weeks into my seventeenth year, and my parents quickly signed my excuse. Three days later I was on a train bound for The Great Lakes. I did ten years. This choice was almost the best decision of my life. My wife was the first.

My Dads father is retired Navy. My mothers father is retired Army and Airforce. My father served about 7 years Army and retired working for Navy working on nuclear powered ships and submarines. I felt it was my duty to do my part and serve our country and fight for the ones who could not fight for themselves; freedom is definitely not free. I love my country!

Carmi, Il. Police Cheif Bill Sharp. I was rather at loose ends and headed for trouble after hgih school. He was a retired Navy veteran. I think he ended up in Oklahoma City. Owe him a lot but doubt he remembers. We never had contact after I left. As is often the case, my regrets are not what I've done but what I didn't do. That's one of them