I was born in Berryville, Ar which is a small town located in Northwest Arkansas. Depending on your driving it is approximately an hour and fifteen minutes south of Springfield. Most all of my family live in Northwest Arkansas except for an uncle who lives in Florida and an aunt who lives in Colorado. I also have family in Vietnam that I have never met and probably will never meet. My mother is full Vietnamese and came over to the United States when she was thirteen years of age. My family is amazing and they all mean the world to me just as I mean the world to them also.
As a child all I could ever think about was serving my country and earning what all of the men and women died for protecting, the American dream and the rights that we still enjoy today. I joined the Arkansas Army National Guard in 2005 when I was seventeen years old and I am still serving today. The unit that I was currently in deployed to Iraq in 2008-2009. While deployed we provided convoy security to other military units while also providing security to private companies who were contracting in Iraq. Recently I transferred units and I am currently serving in 1-138th infantry regiment in the Missouri Army National Guard. I have been in the military for a total of seven years and I do not plan to get get out any time soon.
I have a fiance and we've been engaged for almost a year. We have been together for a total of three years and we also have a son named Logan. He is three months and three weeks old and is already wearing six to nine month old clothing. At birth he was 5lbs 15oz and is now 15lbs 2ozs, the boy loves to eat and is on track with every other boy his age. My fiance's name is Stacy and she is from Marshfield, MO. She is a wonderful stay at home mom who does an amazing job and also makes an amazing partner at tackling every day life.
I'm attending OTC with the goal of completing the 43-hour transfer block and then transferring to MSU. At MSU I'm going to earn my B.S. in exercise and movement, health studies. I will also earn my commission as an officer through ROTC and join the active duty side after graduation. I will be able to retire as an officer, hopefully a major, in fourteen years and earn 4,900 dollars a month doing nothing. Education paid for and a great health care plan for my son and fiancé.
Not to end this on a sad note but.. My niece, Amber, was diagnosed with leukemia when she was three years old and spent her fifth birthday in the hospital being treated. She fought cancer with a smile and won. Now she's eleven and is practically attached to my hip when I go home. Amber and her situation taught me to fight every day and to never give up..if someone that young and pure can win against cancer then there is no reason why I can't make it through what I face every day.
It's not letting me upload any photos right now but I'll post them when I can.
7 comments:
Hi David! WOO! First comment!
I THINK you are the guy who sits next to me,, are you having trouble uploading a picture too? I still am! Anyways, I love that you're engaged and have a baby and all that good stuff :) That's so exciting.
You're neice is so strong and what you said about her was so sweet! Hopefully we can help each other out this semester!
Sounds like you have a nice little family started. :D
I'm getting my transfer degree as well. I wish you the best of luck here and at MSU!!
I think first I should say thank you for your service. I come from a military family and the amount of dedication it takes is so humbling and often overlooked by too many people. The part about your niece was the exact reminder I needed that my giant pile of homework is not that bad!
Congratulations on your new baby!
I am happy to hear that your niece is healthy. I admire the fact that you are serving in the army. Congrats on your newborn baby. I wish you luck this semester :)
Thank you for your service & good luck in achieving all your goals & with that new baby.
My brother is currently in the Missouri Army National Guard as well! He is being deployed to Afghanistan in 2014. My other brother currently serves in the United States Air Force and is stationed at Scott AFB. My oldest brother is definetly in it for the long run like you! It's so awesome that your niece was able to bet cancer!
I wish you luck in the future, just don't view military service as earning a paycheck for doing nothing. My 20+ years spent on active duty were very exciting, challenging, and rewarding as you will find out later in your military career.
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