Pine Bluffs Post - Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908

Why did I join the Military?

This is a question I get asked a ton. The short answer is because I wanted a good job with benefits. However, there is more to it than that. I will give a little story.

My dad, was in the United States Air Force and was able to move around. With that, I was born in North Dakota, moved to California, then to Panama and Nebraska, before settling in Illinois when I was in the middle of second grade. Growing up in a military family, you get to see and appreciate many different aspects of the military. After my high school, I attended Chadron State College in...