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  • WEST POINT?

          When I enlisted in the army in 1968, I had to take an extensive preinduction physical, in the words of Arlo Guthrie, in his classic song “Alice’s Restaurant”, “they left no parts untouched”. There were also scores of mental examinations that had to be taken as well. These mental tests determined what area soldiers →

  • “Stealing My College Degree Fair and Square”

    When I talk to people about my time in the military one of the things that I am very proud of is the comment that I often make that “I stole my college degree fair and square”. So, what did I mean by this? You see I took advantage of everything that I could possibly →