New to this Forum, although not to knives. I entered the Army in January 1969 for BCT for 10 weeks and then on to Fort Polk Louisiana, Home of the Infantry Soldier TIGER LAND Training for Vietnam. I graduated as a Jungle Warfare and went to Panama and became a Jungle Warfare Expert. My MOS was in US Army Signal Corps (Classified.) Injured during a Training Exercise in an area other than Vietnam. I was MEDIVAC to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany. after six months putting back together again and four months PT I was stationed in Giebelstadt, Germany for three years, Fort Gordon, Georgia US Army Signal Corps for one year and returned to Germany Heilbronn, Germany three years seven months. Reenlisted for six more years staying in my MOS, I spoke Russian, however I needed to take my Desert Training at Fort Ord for six months and six months of Air Assault Training and then back to Germany stationed in Baumholder‎, Germany. Re injured my Knees, Shoulders, lower back, ankles, and Head Trauma. Returned to Fort Gordon, Georgia as a Senior NCO of the final testing area. I wanted to reenlist for six more years, however, was told NO! by the Commanding General and had to be Honorably Discharged and went home to figure out what to do next. The phone rang and was offered a position with the DOD doing the same as I did in the Army with full benefits at $30K Plus a year. The DOD said pack your bags for Point Mugu, CA Pacific Missile Test Center to monitor Russian messages from Russian Trawlers. Having a degree in Electronic Engineering with my main interests in Designs and Development of Photographic Cameras and was asked if I could handle the task of new cameras. I worked there from 1983 to September 30, 1996 as I was re-injured and was told by OWCP to go home.
