Sewing Seeds of Doubt

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Did anybody watch the hearings with Attorney General Jeff Sessions?

 

What I saw was somewhat comical in a way, because the republicans were asking about whether or not a special counsel should be appointed to investigate the Uranium One fiasco and short changing AG Sessions on time enough to hear his full answer. They kept cutting him off in mid sentence.

 

The democrats on the other hand were asking if President Trump ever asked or required his “pledge of loyalty”. What a dumb and stupid question. They went on to ask a hypothetically if that question were ever asked by the President would he say yes?

 

Still another dumb and stupid question, because if you’ve ever watched the old TV series called “The West Wing” you might recall President Bartlett’s Chief of Staff telling each of the White House Staff that they “Served at the pleasure of the president”. Meaning they were replaceable, but their undivided loyalty was most important for the job they had to do.

 

I hated and loved that series. I hated that the president in the series was a democrat, while the policies and stances he held were purely republican values. I loved the “inside look” at the workings of the West Wing of the White House. Great series, good actors and some became politically active because of the role they played or the values they held personally.

 

So back to the hearings, the democratic congressmen and women who wanted to hear those words come out of AG Sessions mouth were sorely disappointed as he said the question never came up in any of his meetings with the President.

 

Even I know that every cabinet level appointment serves at the pleasure of the President of the United States! They are replaceable and need no reason or justification by the President for him to say “You’re Fired”.

 

Too bad the American people can’t see thru the smoke and mirror tricks of the liberal democrats and tell them at the poles “You’re Fired”.

 

Then to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say that the President called him from Vietnam and they discussed the possibility of saving the Arkansas Senate seat by sending Jeff Sessions back to Arkansas to fill his former seat? An A – B conversation (as my kids used to say) that should have gone between the President and the AG, went to C – the Senate Majority Leader?  That’s hilarious!

 

Almost as funny as the democratic best hope for 2020 is Joe Biden? Ha Ha Ha! Now that’s funny! – I am the Real Truckmaster

President Trump – African-Americans

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That is basically the running theme of the main stream media who continue to go after President Trump for his twitter post wondering if any of the UCLA freshmen players will think to say “Thank You” after he intervened during his recent trip to China by asking President Xi Jinping to help resolve this before it became an international incident.

 

It’s now been two weeks since three young UCLA freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were arrested in Hanzhou, China on Tuesday, November 7th, after they were caught on surveillance video shoplifting from three stores next to the hotel where their team was staying during their opening season game against Georgia Tech.

 

President Trump has publically thanked Chinese President Xi for securing the release of the UCLA freshmen and tweeted Wednesday morning, “Do you think the three UCLA basketball players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!”

 

LiAngelo’s father, LaVar Ball who was in China with the team made this statement that in part said, “Everybody making it a big deal; it ain’t that big of a deal.”

 

Ball has since been picked up by the media refusing to acknowledge President Trump for making it possible for his son and the other two players to be able to come home from China.

 

On Wednesday afternoon, after all three freshmen were back on US soil at a packed press conference from the UCLA Pauley Pavilion publically thanked the president and the U.S. government for their help in getting them home.

 

UCLA has suspended the three freshmen indefinitely.

 

In response to LaVar Ball’s statements, the President Trump took to Twitter with this “Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal, I should have left them in jail!”

 

It is reported that the president even suggested on twitter that maybe he should have left them in jail until his next trip to China so that they would understand the seriousness of their offense.

 

Some have even said, and I agree that maybe LaVar Ball would have benefited by spending time in a Chinese prison too.

 

Contrary to what is being taught in present day America, criminal behavior is not acceptable. If you’ve ever ventured outside the United States, the world is a very different place. Imprisonment, torture and death are common place. There are no “country club” cells, no TVs, workout areas, no libraries.

 

Life in a Chinese prison would be many people in common area cells, food comes in a bucket, showers are none, toilets are a hole or bucket in the corner of the room.

 

So LaVar Ball it is a big deal; it is public humiliation, intimidation, and the law of the jungle inside a Chinese prison.

 

I normally don’t watch main stream media or much of Fox news but last night on a new show, the host had two African-American gentlemen, one elderly conservative, the other a young liberal.

 

I only watched a portion of it but I could see that

 

  • When the liberal spoke he blamed Trump for only attacking African-American males like the UCLA freshmen, then he brought up the taking a knee crowd of Kapernick.

 

  • When the conservative began speaking, he was interrupted by the liberal and had to be stopped by the host. The conservative stated it was black-on-black crime and black lives didn’t really matter to those who kill other blacks.

 

  • The liberal went on to say Trump’s use of Twitter was something no other president had done before him and it was wrong of him to use Twitter.

 

I had to laugh and change the channel because of the absurd logic (or lack of it) of the liberal left.

 

It is not seen as wrong to kill, steal or destroy when liberals do it, but it’s an offense to blacks for the president to use twitter in a manner that would bring shame on the wrong doers?

 

I watch as President Trump highlights his agenda and accomplishments on TV, the news media and on Twitter and how hard the liberal left (Democrats and Republicans) go after him with a vengeance for his use of Twitter.

 

I would rather see our government come together in support of the American people by eliminating laws, rules and regulations that hinder the American spirit and stifle the growth and economy of America, than simply go after President Trump because he uses Twitter.

 

And the media’s latest politicizing the death of Charles Manson by comparing his and the presidents use of words to get people to follow them? Come on now, use some common sense or at least follow it thru logically.

 

I firmly believe that God has placed Donald Trump as President of the United States for such a time as this, not the savior of the world, but as an instrument that God can use to bring about order out of chaos in America.

 

There is so much negativity out there and what we see around us is a world that is imploding upon its self.

 

Imagine a world without God.

It would be a world without good.

God is good – all the time.

People need to believe in God again.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in America.

 

We must make it a time of thankfulness for what God has done, not for ourselves but for everyone.

 

We have life, family, friends, food and opportunity – to help others.

 

God doesn’t need people, people need God.

 

God made a way through his son Jesus where mankind can find their way back to God.

 

John 3:16, “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only begotten son Jesus that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – I am the Real Truckmaster

Main Stream Media Fueling Allegations

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There still seems to be a lot of media bias concerning President Donald Trump and Judge Roy Moore versus the Democratic “Sexually Active Abusers” who are abandoning their posts left and right, well left and left anyway.

What I heard this morning was the author of a recent article, who basically said the Democrats are predominately women who don’t sexually abuse and are cleaning up the party of guys who do, not like President Trump and Roy Moore who are given a pass by the Republican party because of who they are (more or less what she was implying).

Well I, for one have had enough.

Not all sexual abusers are Sexual Predators, but all Sexual Predators ARE Sexual Abusers; Sexual Abusers and Sexual Predators need to be tried and convicted in a court of law, not the court of public opinion.

Sexual Predators often stalk women or men in order to dominate and control their prey, exercising Absolute Sexual Power.

Remember the saying Absolute Power corrupts absolutely. It is no different for Sexual Predators.

The spin being done by the MSM – Fake News networks is trying to take the air out of the sail of President Trump by equating him to a sexual predator. Not true.

There is no person walking around on the face of the earth that is or ever has been perfect (except Jesus). When some unscrupulous individual “leaked” the video of the “grabbing” video, the media was all over it. There were no allegations, just reactions by a bunch of Hollywood elites who act as if they had never heard that kind of talk before. That was what it was, talk or “locker room talk” as the president put it.

President Trump did not deny saying it, but admitted that he said it and was sorry for saying it. That should have been the end of the story, but not so, the Hollywood elites decided to make a public spectacle by demonstrating “outrage” and quite frankly embarrassing behavior, to say the least.

Why were they not vocalizing Harvey Weinstein? Al Franken? Or vocalizing about any of the other Sexual Predators in Congress? Where was their “outrage” then? Where are the demonstrations and voter “outrage” over putting these people in office in the first place?

As for Judge Roy Moore’s accusers, there were what, 9 women who recited the “same” story about him? Were they all from 39 years ago? Claiming that everyone knew about him back then when he was in the district attorney’s office?

If true, how in the world did Roy Moore ever get elected or appointed as a Judge? Why was he not prosecuted in a court of law by any of his accusers? Have these women all recanted their stories because of their embellishments or did they just realize they made a huge mistake? For the most part these women were either paid or unpaid liars. Maybe that’s why there were no charges presented by anyone for prosecution? Maybe there were no charges because there was no Sexual Abuse? Roy Moore adamantly denies all of these as false allegations and politically motivated.

It is now up to the voters to decide what is true or just conjecture and outright falsehoods.

Unless an allegation is based on factual evidence of substance no prosecutor will impanel a grand jury, or bring a case to trial before a judge and jury (watch Law and Order). However when warranted, charges should be filed and violator or the false accuser should be brought to justice.

In the cases of the Democrats in Congress who are stepping down because they don’t want to go thru a congressional investigation or hearing, not because they are innocent, but have admitted they did it! Their stepping down has nothing to do with the Democratic Party women leaders or co-legislators cleaning out the closet, so to speak.

Fueled by the media that when allegations surface have been too quick to jump to conclusions without journalistic investigation and even slower to admit mistakes in reporting.

I think there is an alternative hidden agenda lurking somewhere just below the surface? – I am the Real Truckmaster

Be Careful What You Ask For

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My heart goes out to all the people of Southern California who are affected by the fires. I pray that everyone moves quickly out of the danger areas and into safety. I do have one nagging question.

What about the so called “sanctuary state” signed into law by Gov. Brown? I know the people of California are not stupid, but it appears the state legislators have left common sense at the seat of government, once they arrive at Sacramento?

If I was president and wanted to flex my political muscles, I would simply deny all aid and assistance to the California governmental leaders and let them figure out how to press their first responders into service without federal aid, until this “sanctuary state” status is revoked.

In fact I would like to see all the celebrities who play first responders on the movies and TV, let them go to work in their “roles” only in real life and get in there and “save” California, especially the ones so vocal on disrespecting the president and his supporters.

As president I would have ordered ALL federal agencies out of the state of California within 30 days of that proclamation being signed into law by the governor. That would include military facilities, postal facilities, DEA, FBI, Federal Judges, everything and everyone gone. Void all leasing contracts on lands, buildings and leaving everything up for grabs (maybe Disney could expand to several former military bases).

I know it seems ridiculous doesn’t it? Well so does becoming a sanctuary city or state, it’s ridiculous.

I hope the people of California understand that our president doesn’t think or act the way their politicians have acted. In fact I suspect that federal resources were deployed BEFORE being officially asked by Governor Brown.

I don’t know that California hasn’t had a governor worth his salt since Ronald Reagan?

With elections coming up I would hope that the people of California would remove ALL the “California Swamp Attractions” and replace them with real people, people who will place the “Public” back in Public Service.

Contrary to what is blaring out of TV sets across America, President Donald J. Trump is not just another politician.

He is in fact the first “Un-Politician” we’ve had for president in a long, long time.

So instead of lambasting Donald Trump because you are acting on misinformation from the FN MSM, take a look at what’s happening when a president puts America First into practice.

Look at the economy, jobs, immigration, world attention, and many other things that are positively happening to “Make America Great Again”. It’s time to make politics as usual a thing of the past. Be careful what you ask for.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Politics = power with absolute power the end game. – I am The Real Truckmaster

Getting Caught Up in the Moment

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I have to admit that sometimes I get caught up in the moment. There will always be causes, whether it is people, places or things. Something will grab our attention or push our buttons and off we go……. Let me share something important – It’s not about me, nor is it about you.

 

We are born to die and for many of us we CHOOSE to leave the world in worse shape when we leave. We act as if we’re an island that cannot be touched by anyone else, and that is wrong. We were created by the God of the universe for HIS pleasure. In fact we are his treasure, his creation and whether we live or die, we do so at his will.

 

I hate to tell you this but you are not the master of your world, your own little universe and no, the world does not revolve around you. Our human nature is to survive at the expense of everyone and everything around us. We are deceitful. We lie about everything. We make excuses and blame others when things go wrong which is most of the time. We are quick to find fault in others and to exploit it for our own gain.

 

The bible tells us that ALL HAVE SINNED, and that my friend means you have sinned and I have sinned. We know that there are consequences for everything we do, good or bad. The bible tells us that the wages of sin is death, the short and not so sweet of it. That is how we are born, but not how we were intended to live.

 

The bible has given us ten things to do or not to do. They are not suggestions, but are commandments from the God who created everything by speaking it into existence.

 

Maybe it’s time to take a new look at them? Remember it’s not about what you or I think about them, it’s entirely about what God has said in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

 

  • I am the Lord your God who has taken you out of the land of Egypt. You shall have no other gods but me.
  • You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
  • You shall remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.
  • Honor your mother and father.
  • You shall not murder.
  • You shall not commit adultery.
  • You shall not steal.
  • You shall not bear false witness.
  • You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

 

We humans tend to rationalize our actions based on the actions of others. Our society today has blatantly ignored virtually each one of these LAWS.

 

  • Do we have other things that we do as a substitute for God?
  • Do we actually take the name of the Lord in vain? Really?
  • Do we remember the Sabbath and decide to keep it holy?
  • Do we really, really honor our mother and father? Do we go out of our way to respect them as our parents?
  • We don’t really murder do we? With our tongue? By our actions? By our thoughts?
  • We don’t really commit adultery do we? Grass is greener over there?
  • We don’t steal, you know take things because we want them so bad? We got to have it?
  • We don’t bear false witness against our neighbor? Who IS our neighbor? Certainly not HIM?
  • We don’t covet our neighbors “stuff”? Keeping up with the Jones? New car, house, TV, shoes?

 

As you can see our society has been the only thing that has evolved over time. We have gone from one man and one woman in the actual Garden of Eden with everything they ever needed and wanted – A God who loved them, provided for their every need, walked and talked with them daily.

 

We have gone to the fast food, got to have it mentality, newer, faster, better and as for God, what god? We tend to think of ourselves as the ones who are in control, of what?

 

Remember back when you were poor? You wore hand-me-downs? I was the eldest of four boys and I wore hand-me-downs from some other family. We had old shoes or no shoes at all? Our toys were from the vegetable garden, carrots, potatoes or radishes? We were so poor we had to eat our toys after using them (Just kidding, but see what I mean)?

 

We were so poor that it took someone else to tell us we were poor, yet we were happy kids and we were family.

 

Today there is so much negativity out there. Much ado about nothing if you ask me, and every time someone makes the headlines it’s because someone else is jealous and wants to see their name in headlines or on the news. It’s a bonus when they are featured on the latest gossip talk shows and asked the “right” questions to bring out the “proper” responses.

 

It is time that we get back to the point where one man or one woman determines in their heart, mind and soul to Love God with all their being. Love others as they love themselves. Strive to make this world we live in a better place.

 

It’s been said that our live are in the dash,

 

Date born – Date Died.

 

What does your DASH say about the world around YOU? – The Real Truckmaster

Jesus is the Reason

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Without Jesus, Christmas would be just another day.

When you read the Christmas story in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John you will see they focus on different aspects of the birth of Jesus, yet they all tell the wonderful story of God’s love for mankind when he sent his only begotten son Jesus, who was and is and always will be. Jesus is God, in the flesh born into a sinful world, lived a sinless life and died a despicable death on the cross for our sins.

That was his purpose on earth, not to condemn but to provide a ransom for our sins.

Let us look at where he was born, a manger in Bethlehem at a time no one expected, in a place no one would take notice, yet kings came bringing precious gifts and bowed down recognizing his majesty. Think of that, kings bowed down to him, while one king sought to kill him out of what, jealousy?

Jesus would go on to live a life without sin, showing by example that it was possible, only by being totally committed and submitted to the will of God the Father. Jesus constantly told his disciples that he only did what he say his Father in Heaven do.

Jesus would be falsely accused, even to death on the cross without seeking to defend himself. And why would the creator God need to justify himself to his creation. (If you built a sand castle and knocked into it with your foot feel the need to justify why you bumped into it? Would you agonize over it?) No!

Jesus endured unspeakable humiliation, pain and scorn so that you and I could be made clean from our sin and able to stand before a Holy God. He didn’t have to, but he did and did it willingly.

The bible tells us that if we believe Jesus is the Son of God, who lived and died for our sins; and if we ask for God to forgive us in the name of Jesus; we have eternal life. (Lookup John 3:16-17)

This Christmas season wouldn’t it be great to receive the greatest gift of all, from the God who created the universe?

Jesus is the Reason for this Season we call Christmas! – The Real Truckmaster

My Story Simplified

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Each Vietnam Veteran has a story to tell about the war as they experienced it. Thailand Veterans of the Vietnam War have our stories to tell. As each Veteran is different, so are their experience as told in their individual stories.

My story began as I arrived in Thailand during the TET of 1968. I was an 18 year old Kuna High School graduate from a town near Boise, Idaho.

I had joined the army in September 1968 and just 5 months later, my first time away from home and in a place I had never even heard of before – Thailand. I’ll be honest I thought I was on an island somewhere in the middle of the Pacific ocean. (Somewhat strange thinking since I had been sitting on the tarmac at Saigon’s Tan Son Nhut AB in South Vietnam just a few hours earlier.

As I got off the plane in Bangkok in the middle of the night of 22 February 1968 everything was strange. The smells, the heat, and coupled with the tropical humidity those were the first things I remember about Thailand.

The Thai language is a tonal language, and it makes absolutely no sense to an Idaho farm boy, it wasn’t all Greek to me because I didn’t know Greek either.

After processing in with the army’s Bangkok personnel detachment we spent a day or so before being bused north to Camp Friendship at Korat. I reported in to the 519th Transportation Battalion (Truck) and waited for my orders assigning me to a line haul transportation company. The 519th was under the 9th Logistical Command and had been given the primary mission of delivering all types of military cargo to US Military facilities throughout Thailand.

Camp Friendship was adjacent to the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) about 160 miles north of Bangkok.My stay here was basically an overnight one.

My orders were as a driver with the 569th Transportation Company at a place called Camp Khon Kaen, another 120 miles further north. The following afternoon I was picked up at battalion headquarters and transported in the back of a deuce and a half (the company’s 2 1/2 ton supply truck). After a couple of hours and one rest stop we arrived at the camp.

Being the observant person that I am it didn’t take long to notice that driver sat on the right side of the vehicles and everyone drove on the wrong side of the road. Most of the road signs were in both Thai and English. Distances were in kilometers not miles.

 

The normal tour for Army troops was 12 months and I didn’t have a clue the amount of change these next 12 months would bring into my life. I was brand new to the Army and fresh out of advanced individual training (AIT) and totally like a fish out of water, way out of my comfort zone.

My motor transport training up to this point had been to drive Army vehicles rated 2 1/2 ton and below (jeeps, pickups, small transport trucks, etc), so it was a real shocker when I was taken into the motor pool of my new unit and shown this humongous looking 5-ton tactical truck-tractor called an M52A2 and mine had a bumper number #229.

Of course it was broken down and sitting on what was called the “deadline” row. I was told that my primary purpose was to find out what was wrong, get it corrected and have the maintenance inspector check it over to insure it was road worthy. Then I would be ready to take it on the road.

Yeah that’s what I was told alright. My primary purpose was to do what I was told by anyone who outranked me, and that was just about everyone I came across. I found myself filling sandbags, building bunkers and digging fox holes; painting rocks; cleaning weapons (M14’s) and pulling company duty as the runner for the charge of quarters (CQ).

Additionally I was issued a military driving permit, assigned to an instructor driver who was charged with teaching me the proper way to operate that 5-ton semi-tractor trailer while moving forward or backward; coupling or uncoupling; and the biggie was getting on the road and driving a left hand steering equipped (US style) vehicle on the left side of the highway, where all you saw was the left side of the road and the back of the vehicle ahead. In order to overtake and pass another vehicle you needed an assistant driver (called a shotgun) to insure the coast was clear.

I soon learned that we would cover all of the area in the Northeastern area of Thailand, to include US Air Force Bases and US Army posts from our base at Camp Khon Kaen which was really self-contained, for the most part. We had a unit dining facility which was a series of 3 insulated, portable units moved side by side and cooled by a series of air conditioners.

The camp had originally occupied a series of Quonset huts and typical wooden buildings for orderly room, supply and an arms room. More recently concrete style, single-story billets were constructed, and the orderly room and supply room were also concrete single-story buildings. The wooden buildings were re-purposed into an NCO club annex, and a PX annex, a barber shop and a work area for the housegirls who cleaned our clothes. Initially we watched movies outside with a sheet stretched out between two poles, and an area with a green lawn was where we reclined to watch movies. Later a concrete building was constructed and we had our day room where we watched movies.

Camp Khon Kaen was rather small, just a couple of acre square, with just enough room for motor pool area with the company maintenance shop and a higher level maintenance shop and a medical aid station, a trailer transfer point, a Thai security guard detachment (security), an MP detachment as well as a Fire Department (engineer) detachment. The camp was located 13 miles north of the town of Khon Kaen and some 60 miles south of Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, located in the town of Udon Thani.

The 519th Transportation Battalion maintained trailer transfer points, one at Camp Samae San, one at Camp Friendship and one at Camp Khon Kaen.

The mission was transporting military cargo (general and munitions) in support of the US Air Force’s air campaign over Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos operating from Royal Thai Air Force Bases (Bangkok (Don Maung); Korat; Nakhon Phanom (NKP) or Naked Fanny; Takhli; Ubon; and Udorn).

The 519th also supported US Army’s training missions in Thailand and engineer construction battalion operations out of various installations such as the Sattahip Port Complex (Camp’s Samae San and Vayama); the Korat Storage Facility (Camp Friendship) and nearby Camp Usarthai; Camp Charn Sinthope in Phanom Sarakham; Kanchanaburi; and Sakon Nakhon.

Beginning in late 1969 as the war began to wind down, combat forces began moving out of bases in South Vietnam, and relocating to bases in Thailand, including the US Marines at the Rose Garden in Nam Phong, just a few miles north of Khon Kaen.

Before the end of my 12 month assignment I had the opportunity to extend twice for a total of 18 months, giving me a grand total of 30 months in country.

I spent a total of two years with the 569th Transportation Company hauling cargo out of Khon Kaen and accumulated more than 35,000 accident free miles and obtained the rank of Specialist Five. I met, courted and married a local nation who became my wife in September 1969.

In February 1970 the 569th stood down and personnel were either processed for early release or those with sufficient time remaining were transferred within the battalion to other unit locations in Thailand. I ended up moving south to the 505th Transportation Company at Camp Vayama where I continued delivering cargo throughout bases in Thailand.

During the entire time I spent in Thailand I was never told about how the job we were doing was connected to the war going on in Vietnam. Again maybe I was just a bit naïve, but I never had time to stop and put two and two together, because we operated on a 24/7 round the clock schedule.

After several months I obtained command sponsorship for my marriage and soon received orders to return stateside and process out of the Army.

On 31 July 1970 with my bride in hand, we departed Thailand and arrived at the Oakland Army Terminal in California to be out processed, before returning to my family in Boise, Idaho.

This was a time of political strife across America as the anti-war movement was going strong.

We came home to a different America. Civilians didn’t experience what we had gone thru and even other Veterans, those who were “In Country” Vietnam didn’t consider “In Country” Thailand Veterans as equals.

For many Veterans coming home was quite an adjustment, that some never overcame.

Thailand made an impression on me and I’ve taken many opportunities to go back, visit with friends and see many of the places of my youth.

Many of the “old guard” are gone yet their memory is fresh in my mind and although the country has changed tremendously over the years, there are still many places where they still live as they have for centuries. – The Real Truckmaster

 

 

 

 

The Real Truckmaster

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This is your invitation into my world, the world of the “Real Truckmaster”,

In short, I’ve been around the world a time or two and I’ve met some very wonderful, nice people in places you may have only read about, like in the Kingdom of Thailand, Panama Canal Zone, Federal Republic of Germany and the Empire of Japan.

On this blog site I will attempt to share some of the characters and the many experiences I’ve encountered during my days in the United States Army Transportation Corps. I trust you will find my blogs not only entertaining, but informative and educational.

I am – The Real Truckmaster!

We Are Professionals

WE ARE PROFESSIONALS

You and I

We are the experts in our chosen fields

We are senior to few,

Junior to most

And equal to many, but

WE ARE PROFESSIONALS

Our jobs are the toughest, most demanding, yet the most satisfying.

Though our triumphs few, and defeats many over the years,

we have not lost our sense of pride,

WE ARE PROFESSIONALS

The years have demanded our best,

And we have not failed.

The hours are long, the pay is little,

Yet the satisfaction we receive amounts to a great deal more

WE ARE PROFESSIONALS

Written by: Staff Sergeant Joseph J. Wilson, Jr. December 20, 1978

(After completing a 3 year tour in the Panama Canal Zone, while stationed at Fort Carson, CO.)