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About Me



Well, I am happily married, a father of two boys, and a full-time Soldier. I love to spend time with my family, drink a few beers (every once on a while...ha!!!), watch the Steelers, BBQ, and have my friends over for poker, or beer, or both. Here is us at Freeman Lake in Elizabeth, Ky...

My wife, my best friend, my better half...

Kellee and the boys August 2008

The boys decorating the tree...Nov/Dec 2008

The boys sportin' their Steeler Build-a-Bears...

Cav Ball June 2007

The Boys Dec 08...

Me and the boys at Hooters, Las Vegas...

Jack looking good...

My Interests

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Pittsburgh Pride





I Fear No Beer



My Blog

Another Tour Update...

I know it has been a long time since the last update.  I was home for leave for three weeks.  That was great.  I had a lot of fun with the family.  There was soccer, baseball, BBQ's, beer, and a gener...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 23:20:00 GMT

3 April on the Tour...

I know that it's been a while since I dropped a note.  They have been keeping us pretty busy which is actually very nice.  It helps pass the time.  It is a double edge sword.  When you're out of the w...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:30:00 GMT

"We can not do enough for our Veteran's" by Gary Sinise

Everyone out there knows who Gary Sinise is. Lt Dan from forrest Gump, plays on CSI NY, etc. Some of you may not know that Gary Sinise is an avid Troop supporter. This is an article that I found on cn...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:18:00 GMT

The fight in Mosul continues...

The fight is still on over here.  A lot of people like to call Mosul the "last Al-Qaeda stronghold." I'm not real sure about that description as being the "last," but it is nasty down there.  We have ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:11:00 GMT

Around the World Trip completed on the Tour...

We just got back in from an eight day, 1400km round trip tour of Iraq.  It wasn't a joyride...we had some business to attend to at each location.  We started up here at FOB Sykes, headed southwest to ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:55:00 GMT

The First 3 Weeks of Feb 09 on the tour...

I can't believe that February is almost over.  I'm glad that it is because that is another month closer to going home on leave!!!  We had a busy month so far.  First and foremost, we got to watch the ...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:24:00 GMT

End of January on the Tour...

I know it has been a few weeks since my past post.  It's not that I'm lazy, it's just that I don't care...just kidding.  Good quote from a good movie...any guesses?  Anyway, they are keeping us pretty...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:09:00 GMT

It's a New Year on the Tour...

Happy New Year out there to everyone!!!  We were inside the wire for the New Year, but sad to report no parties, no booze, etc...  we did however have a controlled detonation by EOD at midnight.  That...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:06:00 GMT

A Glimpse into our job on the Tour...

Some of you out there are probably wondering what exactly we do over here on a Border Transition Team.  I've been in the army for over 18 years and this is the first time I have ever done an...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Merry Christmas from the Tour....

It is Christmas Eve over here...2215 hours.  If I was back home, Kellee and I would probably be wrestling the boys to bed, wrapping the last minute gifts (her more than me, I suck at that), and g...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:11:00 GMT