Playing guitar, partying, watching movies, drinking, the beach, downtown, gaslamp, hanging out, meeting new folks, sports, baseball, softball, football, navy, fishing, outdoors, camping, I like to do a lot of stuff....
I'd like to meet:
, but I would settle getting to know you better...
Music:
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Pantera, Snoop, Tupac, Black Label Society, Theory of a Deadman, Greenwheel, PANIC! at the Disco, Metallica, Europe, Dio, Dream Academy, Flogging Molly, ZAKK WYLDE, Black Label, Dropkick Murphys, Black Stone Cherry, Priestess, Lamb of God, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Luniz, Crucial Conflict, Transiberian Orchaestra, Led Zeppelin, Rob Zombie, Biggie, Mr. Big, MJG and 8-Ball, Tech N9ne, Slipknot, Judas Priest, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tim McGraw, Clint Black, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Simon and Garfunkel..... you pretty much get the point
Movies:
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Television:
World Series of Poker, The Simpsons, American Dad, The War at Home, Family Guy, Baseball Tonight, Sportscenter, Monday Night Football, College Gameday, Til Death, Happy Hour (Even though they already cancelled it), Dog the Bounty Hunter, and that should be about it.....
Books:
Harry Potter Series, The Bible, Doors of Perception
Heroes:
Josiah H. Vandertulip
Spc. Josiah H. Vandertulip, 21, of Irving, Texas, died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol came under enemy fire. Vandertulip was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Joseph F. Herndon II
Honolulu Advertiser -- Friends of Spc. Joseph F. Herndon II said he was a model soldier who rewrote the book on loyalty, a man who would drag your wounded body to safety with enemy cross hairs trained on his back.
Just 21, he had received two Purple Hearts since his battalion arrived in Iraq in January. He had been shot in the chest and hit with shrapnel and survived. Friends marveled at Herndon's strength — he was a weightlifter, though he didn't look the part — and the way other soldiers looked up to him.
The native of Derby, Kan., did not survive one last attack. Herndon was shot and killed Thursday while on guard duty in Hawijah, Iraq. No other details were released, and the incident is under investigation, the Army said.
Two fellow soldiers who are back in Hawai'i on leave remembered Herndon fondly, speaking yesterday of a dedicated husband and soldier.
"If you needed anything from Joe, he would go out of his way to help you," said Sgt. Chris Bolwell, who served with Herndon in the Army's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), at Schofield Barracks.
Sgt. Andrew Fix added, "Everybody liked him. He was just one of those kids."
Fix, 24, was Herndon's best man when Herndon and fiancée Melanie were married in Las Vegas in June 2003. Fix was wounded in a firefight April 7 and said Herndon risked his own safety to get him into a vehicle.
Herndon was suffering from two broken ribs after being hit by shrapnel and shot twice by an AK-47. Luckily, the shrapnel and bullets were stopped by a ceramic vest he was wearing.
For that, Herndon received the first of his two Purple Hearts. The second came after his convoy of Humvees was hit by an explosive device in Hawijah on June 25.
"The first time he was wounded, Joe had to be forced onto a truck to seek medical attention," Bolwell said. "He didn't want to leave his fellow soldiers and friends.
"He was just happy that he could continue to stay there and do his part," he added. "He wanted to stay with the guys. He was extremely instrumental to his squad. He was the go-to guy."
The three men were buddies before leaving for Iraq. They hung out at the beach, had barbecues and helped each other out.
Herndon was a good husband, Fix said. "Mel is like a little sister to me, and Joe was like a brother," he said.
Bolwell said Herndon was a "strong guy with the heart of a teddy bear."
"He was a big mush, the way he talks about his wife and his family," Bolwell said.
Melanie Herndon declined to comment yesterday. But she did provide regular updates on her husband via the Internet.
A week after Joe Herndon arrived in Iraq, Melanie wrote about a phone call she had received from him.
"He has had a hard time adjusting to the town. It is very dirty and has no drainage. He says it is hard to tell if the people really want them there," she wrote. "He hasn't showered for about eight days and says I probably wouldn't even want a hug. If he only knew."
