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"Doc" Charlie

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Sir Winston Churchill

About Me

The "about me" part is always the worse for me to fill in. I'm 35 years young, in a state of constant flux between helping others, and myself as well. I'm so involved in the one so much though, I forget about the other regularly. I shed a tear when a Warrior passes on and pay the respect owed. I still stand tall when the the National Anthem is played, and remember my youth in the Navy as a Corpsman. I still press my shirt and spit-shine my shoes when final honors need to be paid to the fallen. I love this country, my family and friends and pray daily for all the formentioned. The Star of Life is my shield, and my well honed skills as a technician is my weapon. I don't forgive or forget easy, so when someone speaks lightly of 9/11 or the death of a warrior, I remember PAPD/FDNY-EMS/NYPD and my friend Damian Busard and quickly point them in a different direction and show them another perspective. God, Honor and Country mean something to me, more so than others I guess. But Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall inherit the kingdom. "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire." Before you heard it in a movie, it was in the holy bible. So as one can see, "about me" is alot and nothing. I'm a man loved by few and respected by some, a humble servant, a warrior in my own right, a thinker, a believer and one who tries to forgive. So much left to do, so little time to get it done. So you can get busy living, or get busy dying. In strength and honor, I'll live to serve. And hope I can meet God standing up doing the job I was blessed and honored to do for so long. To me I hope to save that one life, and in so the world entire. Thanks to Jodie for being a part of my life; being a loving woman to a not so perfect man, I love you with all my heart and soul.

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My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

George W. Bush, Ted Neguent, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannandy, Ann Coulter, Bo Derrick, BB King, Toby Keith, Mayor Rudy Gullaniti (mis-spell), Tom Clancy, Ray Liotta, Chuck Norris, The cast(s) of 3rd watch, all the cast's of Law and Order and NYPD Blue, Catherine Zita-Jones, Emliy Proctor (from CSI-Miami) Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood.Below is a video on the Gratitude Campaign, a simple way to say thank you to our troops, so watch below.

Music:

Sting and Phil Collins were big musical influences in my life along with: Jazz, (George Benson, Sade) Blues, (BB King, Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Louie Armstrong) Motown, (Marvin Gaye, Temptations) some Country, (Toby Keith, Sara Evans, Hank Jr.) some hip-hop and some rap/r&b, (Old School like RUN DMC, 3rd Base, Wu Tang, Tribe called Quest, NWA, Dr. Dre and the DOC, New crews like Emiemen and D12, Biggie and 2Pac, DMX) some Techno, (Kevin Sauderson rocks!) some dance, some Metallica. I like Staind, and some Nickleback as well.

Movies:

Boondock Saints, Band of Brothers, Platoon, The Siege, Jarhead, The Big Red One, All John Wayne movies, Gladator, Office Space, Dead Presidents, I like so many movies....
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Television:

I'm a Major Law and Order fan (all of the series), NYPD Blue, CSI Miami and Las Vagas, The Shield, and Rescue Me. I really Liked Jericho on CBS...DON'T Cancel JERICHO!!!
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Books:

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Heroes:

MY HEROES ARE REAL PEOPLE: Vern Roberts (my adopted uncle and retired Police Officer), Richard Henke (my real uncle and survivor of so much), Harold Morton (my EMS Field Training Officer and friend), Richard Kuhn (Paramedic, mentor and Vietnam Combat Medic; Rest in Peace). Kris(Detroit P.O. and great dad) his wife Sandy (also a great mother and a Detroit P.O.) Steve Mcguire (a former Green Beret a Paramedic and also a survivor) Phil Mautz of Detroit FD. My bro "GunHo" a USMC Capt and warrior, also a true American, PFC Damien Busard, 1st AD/CAV God rest your soul Bro I miss you. PFC Sarah #1 who's in country, be safe sister. Anastasia, a co-worker @ Beaumont Royal Oak and a Air Force reservist who spent time in the sandbox, Dawn Middleton, RN-Medic, and MSGT USMCR, but more important, mommy. The Warriors of FDNY and FDNY-EMS, PAPD, NYPD, for what they did on 9/11 and since, the people on flight 93 who took their plane back. Anyone in the Pentagon on 9/11 who did their duty. Those on duty in the sandbox be safe and come home. Detroit PD, Detroit FD/EMS for working so hard with so little but they still show up to the job... Michigan State Troopers who risk their lives DAILY to keep Michigan Streets and Highways safe. So if you see them on the side of the road, MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT, the life you save could belong to a friend of mine! Oklahoma City FD Lt. Bill Justice and the Oklahoma City FD, Flight Nurse Scott Bolleter, Capt. Mike Grill of the Sirra Vista FD in Arizona, Former LA city Paramedic Baxter Larmon, Mike Smith, Tim Duncan, Steve Barry, Patti Hicks, SUNY Instructor and former FDNY/EMS Medic Paul Werfel, these formentioned people fight to keep EMS on the cutting edge every day! The NDMS system, saving lives since the 80's. Everyone in my Mi-1 DMAT team. Dr Kelly Kline (on station NOLA Airport for Katrina with TX-4 DMAT) Dr Ross Tabbey (a teacher and friend) Dr's Alvan Cruz, Phil Levy, Phil Lewalski, Pat Wilkerson-Uddyback, Ron Krome, Suzanne White and the ED staff @ Detroit Receiving Hospital for also working with so little and teaching this EMT how to think fast and treat others right, right away. John Dugay and Dan Petrie. (2 super Medics) Michigan State Troopers Andie, Jim, Sarah, Jeff, and Lisa for the Job they do every day, much Love and respect! (last names are withheld for the safety of my friends) The "Charleston 9" from Charleston, South Carolina; Rest in Peace brothers. The real actors of the past. John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Jimmy Steward and all the actor vet's of WWII and Korea. I forgot to mention Ronald Reagan too.

My Blog

The Kwame Soap Opera/Cartoon/Comedy Show...(a work in progress)

Dear HizHonor, I’m a former Private EMS servant (Detroit and Highland Park) and former ER Tech from Detroit Receiving EC. (I say former since I don’t work or live in Detroit any longe...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:23:00 PST

My turn as a patient...

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a blog. I’ve been working (a lot) and have had some down time (I was scheduled to attend the NDMS Summit and couldn’t get the budget to al...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:29:00 PST

So you heard what the Berkeley City Council did recently?

Ok, so I was minding my business the other day, chatting with Jodie and planning the wedding and stuff, and I heard the most God awful thing. Code Pink has laid siege to the Berkeley Marine Corps Recr...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:22:00 PST

2nd Degree? You MUST be cracking a bad joke...

2nd degree, you MUST be kidding me...   I have seen a lot of things in my 35 years. The Fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of Bin Laden, 9-11. But in all of this, I never believed that I would he...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:54:00 PST

An engadging announcement...

HEAR YE...HEAR YE!!! I Have an official announcement!!! You MUST be sitting down for this one...sitting down, good! In the Navy, we would be greeted by an "NOW HEAR THIS...NOW HEAR THIS"... followed b...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:44:00 PST

Tragic Events: The use of Myspace and a girl’s suicide...

Well, I just heard the most horrible story from Jodie Girl. Seems that some 13y/o female found some "boy" on Myspace, then the "boy" dumped her. The girl committed Suicide over this "boy" only to find...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:52:00 PST

My Job, and why I do it. Thanks John Dugay

My buddy John Dugay is a Paramedic in Livinston County, Michigan. He's By far one of the BEST Paramedic's I've ever worked with/for. He been on scenes that would make most medics cringe. But people ha...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:21:00 PST

84 Minutes? You have got to be kidding me!!!

Oh Lindsey... you're a felon now. A real gangsta chic. Hardcore thug babe w/street cred... FOR A WHOLE 84 MINUTES, Lohan was locked up. Yep that's right the rest of the real world that would of done m...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:01:00 PST

Thank a Vet, today!

I won't go to far here, those who read this will understand. I need to thank some people for being a vet, and caring enough about America to either: 1. Have served in the Armed Forces or the community...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:48:00 PST

Michigan: Will we be shutdown?

So let me ask my fellow Michigan dwellers a question: Why are we about to have a Statewide Shutdown? Did Jenny/the Dems and the GOP cause this to happen? Now my Troopers buddies are "off duty" and the...
Posted by "Doc" Charlie on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:17:00 PST