Home
Basic Dirt Bike How-To's - Video
Dirt Bike How-To's - Video
Living The Moto Life - Video
Bike Tests | Shoot-Outs - Video
Forums
What's new
Latest activity
Log-In
Join
What's new
Menu
Log-In
Join
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Close Menu
Forums
MX, SX & Off-Road Discussions
General Moto | Off-Topic Posts
In a Universe Far Far Away ...
Reply to thread
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
[QUOTE="Tony Eeds, post: 1099707, member: 32023"] To continue ... My best friend in high school, Frank Reardon, had attempted to convince me to join the Army upon graduation from high school. It was seriously in the cards, but the recruiter could not get things worked out so I would be able to leave after graduation. The enlistment date was to be the 1st or 2nd week of May, just shy of graduation. I declined and Frank accepted. Boy did our lives go down different paths. Frank became a crew chief on a Huey. He also flew as the door gunner and served three years in Viet Nam, getting wounded 11 times and finally succumbing to heroin addiction. I say succumbing mainly because the last I heard he is still alive, but a mere shell of himself. The fall of 1969 found me at the University of Texas at Arlington trying to hide from the draft and figure out what in the hell I was doing on earth. A 1966 Chevy II SS 327ci/350hp 4 speed had become my weapon of choice in the asphalt wars and I had (for a while anyway) one of the top five cars in Fort Worth. I had a girlfriend and we were hanging out, kinda like meteors in the night. Talk about burning, boy I understand that term. Hard and fast, that was the rule. Alcohol was trying to do to me what it did to my father. It staggered towards success. At UTA, I flunked everything except PE, dropped out, lost my deferment and go reclassified 1A. Boy did the clock really start clicking at that point. Suzy and I started getting really serious and ... The fall of 1970 found me a newlywed and enlisting in the Texas National Guard ... 49th Armor Group, 2nd / 112th Brigade, Headquarters Company. Track and Wheel Vehicle Mechanic was to be my primary MOS and Recovery Specialist my secondary. Little did I know how things were about to heat up ... [/QUOTE]
Verification
Which ocean is California closest to?
Post reply
Forums
MX, SX & Off-Road Discussions
General Moto | Off-Topic Posts
In a Universe Far Far Away ...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
Bottom