Sunday, November 25, 2012  End of an Era....  Well it has been
quite some time since I have written, and not really because I
have not had anything significant happen, more so because I was
being lethargic and not writing.  I figured I needed to write
sooner than later though.  Because in just over a month I will
be done with the Army, done for good, no drills, no jumps, no
ranges, no deployments... no more Army.  Which is very strange
for me... This was a journey that I started over 10 years ago, I
began to go into recruiters offices around this time in 2002.  I
was just finishing up my last quarter of college and new that I
wanted to join the service.  Afghanistan was already in full
swing and there were talks of the invasion of Iraq.  I knew that
I was going to be doing something that would likely take me
overseas.  I didn't tell anyone about my intentions, out of
fear, out of doubt, out of probably sheer necessity.  I knew
that I was lucky enough to have friends and family that would
definitely try to tal