Well, just incase anybody is interested reading about me....
I am a veteran of the US Army. I served 6 years, mostly in Europe in various positions. I attained the rank of Sgt E-5 and was a Squad Leader in West Berlin. I left Berlin just as tensions were at a peak and the Wall came down. Very exciting times.

After the Army, I was involved in various aspects in the entertainement and music industry for a while. It was a great time, meeting many exciting and famous people. I do occasionaly miss some of those brain cells I killed during that period.

I worked as a Marine Mechanic, and Auto Mechanic, eventually owning my own repair business. During that time I got in to the 4X4 scene, leading to my involvement in NAXJA (North American XJ Association). I was involved with NAXJA from the early days through today, serving in various capacities. These included being elected to the Board of Directors as Vice President, later serving as President of NAXJA. I was involved in the web site as an Editor, then website/Forums Admin, a position I still hold to this day. NAXJA can be found at www.naxja.org and is listed at www.big-boards.com as one of the biggest forums on the internet.

My biggest departure from the norm, was becoming a FireFighter. *THAT* was certainly different from anything I had done in the past, and was probably one of the best jobs I ever had. I worked up through the ranks as an Officer, Lt. to Rescue Captain, Instructor, to Battalion Chief (at the time, the highest ranking Fire Officer in the Dept).

During my time with NAXJA, my friend and I formed a web hosting company. That was a great experience, if not frustrating and time consuming. I got to interact with some great people and aquired many new skills. For the most part, I got out of the hosting business late last year. Time availability was a large part of that, as I was volunteering for the Red Cross. I was gone from October through late December working disaster relief for Hurricane's Katrina, Rita and lastly Wilma.

Somwhere in the mix, I started TalkMilitary.com I wanted to present News about the military that the main stream media chooses not to report. I was also excited with the prospect of building a interactive forum for discussion of the news, as well as one of the greatest assets our country has: Veterans. TalkMilitary has met my goals of presenting the News, and is still growing in the "discussion" aspect. For any forum growth can be a challenge. Veterans especially, as the ages vary greatly, and many are simply not comfortable discussiing their experiences. However, based on those that do participate, and the readership stats, I think TalkMilitary is growing in a healthy manner.

I am currently living in Hoboken NJ, and am looking for the next big adventure.