I grew up in an Air Force family moving to different military
bases around the world every few years.  It was exciting to be a kid 
living in Germany and Japan as we experienced a rich variety of 
cultures.  Stateside assignments brought us to Sacramento, the upper 
peninsula of Michigan, and Dayton, Ohio.  We even spent a few years in
Newfoundland as my father worked  "on the mountain" in facilities 
connected with the old Defense Early Warning (DEW) Line, designed to 
identify and monitor any Soviet bomber activity near our borders.
	Graduating from high school in 1972 at Dayton, I elected to 
attend the University of Notre Dame.  After earning a degree in 
American Studies, I entered the Army in 1976 as a Second Lieutenant in 
the Armor Branch.