I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America
During my ROTC days - which was back during the height of Hair Metal in 1988 - my friends always mistake me for being in the military due to my "unfashionably" short crew-cut even though I'm just in the ROTC for the college scholarship and for the extra money to buy a decent guitar and amp. But since the 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom, most twenty-something American grunts being shown in the BBC and CNN sports tattoos that are quite indistinguishable form American Heavy Metal musicians with major record label contracts.
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Thanks Steve. Bill
During my ROTC days - which was back during the height of Hair Metal in 1988 - my friends always mistake me for being in the military due to my "unfashionably" short crew-cut even though I'm just in the ROTC for the college scholarship and for the extra money to buy a decent guitar and amp. But since the 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom, most twenty-something American grunts being shown in the BBC and CNN sports tattoos that are quite indistinguishable form American Heavy Metal musicians with major record label contracts.
Hi Ringo...Thanks for adding your experience in the ROTC and your comments to my blog. Take care 'ol buddy. Bill
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