Actions Speak Louder Than Words

3-29-2022

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The political climate in America is not affected by the social postings of armchair politicians who frequently tell us to “do as I say, just not as I do.” And it wouldn’t surprise me if Saul Alinsky had been a senior professor specializing in disruptive tactics at a covert and hidden CIA training facility or even a Society for Creative Radical and Extreme War University (SCREW U) for political reporters and correspondents (satire).

I base my premise on the fact that Alinsky believed and wrote books on how to disrupt government and the CIA is infamous in clandestine operations around the world doing the exact same thing and to the point that foreign leaders and governments have routinely failed. So why let the US Constitution block such efforts here at home? At this point both Alinsky tactics and CIA operational methods have become imbedded inside our own government as well as the news networks nationwide.  

When the leader of the free world rescues US Citizens (teenagers) breaking the law during a foreign goodwill tour in China and correspondents take it upon themselves to demonize the rescuer, yet hardly raise an eyebrow when his predecessor abandons US Citizens (civilians) and their allies, military equipment, weapons of war and pallets of cash, handing the “keys to the kingdom” to the enemy bent on taking over the duly elected government in Afghanistan, I wonder where their individual and corporate loyalties lie?

When Trump as the leader of this nation promoted patriotism and national identity the backlash was overwhelming, but when his predecessor literally and figuratively destroys American lives and livelihood; businesses struggling to stay open; personal freedoms and liberties are curtailed by presidential mandates and we are told to suck it up or you are the problem, I wonder where did common sense go?

Every time an event involving foreign state actors happens we are told not to mention the location or nationality as it fuels racial hatred; yet we are being conditioned to hate and apologize for being white. And in American cities criminal conduct is being de-criminalized or not prosecuted because of what – racial identity – A recent announcement in a democrat community that criminals attempting to car-jack a police vehicle will not be prosecuted?

Our society has been brain-washed to the point that even in light of the obviously demented state of our nation’s president, even now there are those who believe he’s doing a wonderful job of keeping our nation – safe and prosperous, when the opposite is clear.

To them I say – look at their records from inauguration day until end of term or present. Gage the economy, the job market, national debt and overreaching government agencies.

Can you honestly say your life is better then or now? – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Agent Orange Taxi

3-28-2022

Agent Orange Taxi

They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence

Around camps and bases

To stop the drift

Don’t it always seems to go

You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s too late

They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence



They took all the trees and vegetation

Told everyone it was simply harmless

No threat to man or beast

All we want now is treatment and compensation

Don’t it always seems to go

You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s too late

They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence



Hey, Uncle Sam

You put away that AO spray
Left me dying from the inside out

Look at me Please!

Don’t it always seems to go

You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s too late

They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence



Late last night I felt the door slam
As the big Orange taxi took away my buddy Sam

Don’t it always seems to go

You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s too late

They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence


I said
Don’t it always seems to go

You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s too late

They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence



They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence

They sprayed paradise

Put up a chain-link fence

(Sorry to all you Joni Mitchell fans – I am the Real Truckmaster)

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Wokeness is Brokeness

3-27-2022

Wokeness is Brokeness

When did “Wokeness” begin? Was it the implementation of reverse discrimination through the government’s affirmative action program or the introduction of Ebonics and the insistent call for restitution or monitory payment for what someone did centuries ago or maybe it was just a cry for heritage identification in the face of a national identity? It is like treating a symptom instead of dealing with the source of the pain or affliction. Regardless of how it began the result is fueling racial division and hate in our nation.

Pride in being an American is not limited to citizens or residents of the United States. In fact the American continents include North, Central and South America. They are called the Americas or the New World.

Do you have any idea how many countries?

There are 23 countries in North America along with 9 dependent territories – Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.

There are 12 countries in South America – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. French Guiana is an overseas territory of France and therefore not an independent country.

So when you say you are proud to be an American – so is everyone else!

What about Africa?

There are 54 countries or independent state nations on the continent of Africa – Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nambia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

These citizens and residents are just as proud of their African heritage.

Do Africans refer to themselves African-Africans?

Why does there seem to be a need to hyphenate Americans that only serves to promote racial prejudice and fear mongering?

As the Africans have tribal heritage, in the United States we have both tribes, Asian and European lineage that are important elements in the melting pot we call America.

There are 387 known tribes in Africa and 574 federally recognized tribes that are native, including Alaska, Hawaii and territories of the United States. So before you go around flaunting your “tribal colors” or hyphenating your nationality it would be a good idea to clearly find out first who you are genetically.

As we saw displayed in our Nation’s Capital by congressional “leaders” pandering to the liberal leftists in their midst, they donned the colors of African Slavers who kidnapped and sold entire villages to slave ship captains, instead of colors of those sold into slavery – because they didn’t know the difference.

As far as I’m concerned the anything goes Wokeness is Brokeness by my definition. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Hypothetical on Mandating Electric Vehicles

3-10-2022

Hypothetical on Mandating Electric Vehicles

A friend and I were talking about the long term effects of our government leader implementing the Green New Deal using mandates. In reality this goes back many years now with hydroelectric plants, dams, solar panels, wind-turbines for generating energy to fuel the nation without using one iota of fossil fuels. Has anybody thought this process to a natural conclusion? In a nutshell it is unsustainable!

Basically ever since Al Gore “invented” the internet during his vice presidency someone has been pushing the idea that solar panels on every home in America is the answer. Today’s ads tell that it’s no money out of your pocket to get them installed. What they fail to say is what it’s going to cost in the long run, after installation? Is there a downside to cutting the electrical umbilical cord with your local power company? What about weather and other hazards and I’m talking about earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, hail, rain, snow, sleet and ice? What is the cost of replacing one solar panel? What about replacing the battery used to store all that energy? Or the cost of replacing other equipment associated with the solar system? How many panels does it take to run refrigerator, freezer, stove, washer, dryer, computers and other electronic stuff?

And if that isn’t enough, Eldon Musk devised this thing called a Tesla that sort of runs on energy stored in a series of batteries that must be charged using a 450 Watt power source from home charging stations located inside the garage(s). Look around at your neighborhood, if everybody had as many Tesla vehicles as they currently have gas or diesel powered ones, what would happen to the power grid?

Other car manufacturers are coming out with their own electric or hybrid vehicles and they too must be plugged in to charge. Are all charging stations alike? Think of cell phones – they each have a different plug and not all phones are created equal. Do they sell eCar to Tesla adapters? What is the cost associated with these charging stations? And how exactly are these charging stations charged – by osmosis? What happens when electric car batteries need to be replaced is there an eco-safe battery graveyard nearby – say in neighboring states? And are automotive dealers, garages or backyard mechanics equipped to handle this new form of energy – safely?

Let’s circle back to those highly visible gigantic wind-turbines which seem to generate a lot of friction inside with their moving parts. How much energy is generated by a single turbine? How are they cooled? I heard tell that it takes about 90-gallons of OIL inside each turbine EVERY DAY to keep them running? Do they have massive storage tanks inside or nearby? What happens when one turbine breaks down, catches on fire or simply quits working? How much does it cost to replace one and how are the old ones disposed of?

Let’s say in about 20 years all the motor vehicles in the US have been replaced with electric ones, where did all the gas/diesel vehicles go? Motorbikes, motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, trains, tanks, AIRPLANES, military motorized equipment and weapons of war have been converted to electric or hybrid. The world is at peace because we’re all “saving the planet” and the unthinkable happens – Electronic Pulse Devises or lasers located high in the sky above suddenly emit the dreaded EMP and life as we know it comes to a sudden stop. No electronics of any kind are safe from its deadly and immediate strike. Pacemakers, cardiac and other hospital equipment are dead. Phones, power generators, solar panels and any kind of power generating device are rendered useless.

I’m not talking about some conspiracy theory or dreaded end of the world movie, but life as we know it has stopped. People not used to critical thinking are unable to function without cellphones, calculators, adding machines or cash registers, computers, or televisions. Maybe, just maybe we nuked ourselves back to the stone-age and didn’t even know it.

Isn’t it time to get ahead of this potential plague that tumbles kingdoms, nations and empires? The one thing we have going for us is that all the politicians have become useless (not that they aren’t already) and ordinary, average people are forced to use that grey matter between their ears in order to figure out how to survive. Maybe now is the time to replace the 535 members of congress with 535 genuine patriots who know how to hunt and fish, make a living and take care of their families AND their neighbors without government interference. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Compartmentalizing the Minds of Men

3-8-2022

Compartmentalizing the Minds of Men

I must admit that I’m guilty of doing something and then after I’m finished I file it away as being done, never to be thought of again unless it comes out in a conversation. I imagine I’ve done it almost all my life. During my school years there were good days and there were bad days, and I tend not to remember either, until a noise, smell or a song triggers something in my mind and then it’s off to the races. Like last night I was shopping in Goodwill, minding my own business when a song came on the overhead speaker and I began to dance in my head to “Electric Avenue” as I drug my decrepit old body down the aisle.

I guess it’s true with people too. Most of my school chums are gone now and the ones left are so far away that it’s really hard to keep up. It’s the same with family now that mom and dad have passed on; my brothers while close to each other seem like a million miles away while Aunts, Uncles and Cousins are quite literally scattered all over the country and those on social media provide mere glimpses of what’s going on in their neck of the woods.

My time in the military left little time to make lasting friendships, with the mission, our families and the grind of moving constantly from location to location. By the time you thought you knew someone either they were gone or you were on your way too, not too often would our paths cross again until a new unit, new mission, new responsibilities and before long it’d be time to pack up and move again.

Life after the military proved no different with new jobs, coworkers and differing hobbies or after work activities made it hard to make or keep lasting relationships. The one thing I’ve managed to hold onto has been the memories of my first overseas assignment, mostly because I came back with a wife and kids who keep the conversation centered on the country of her birth – Thailand.

My hobbies include being an amateur military historian while researching, reading and writing documentation that gives context or back-story to that time so long ago and bringing into focus a time that has blurred for so many of my peers.

Oh I still file things away after use and discard those who’ve chosen to remove themselves from future contact. Out of sight, out of mind should be my motto.

The friendships I’ve made over the years have held true to a number of people that although separated by distance and time still allow us to pick up our conversations as if we’ve never been apart. For that I’m thankful. So when you see me online, on the street or in a store and I don’t recognize you or remember your name – chalk it up to this cantankerous old coot just having a bad memory day. It’ll come back to me just as soon as I pull away from the mall.

I like the saying I read recently, “When your phone doesn’t ring – that’s me!” – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Not Everybody is Christian

3-1-2022

Not Everybody is Christian

While scrolling recently someone posted a Jesus based post asking for people to pray for Ukraine and one of the responses caught my eye. Paraphrased in part the writer said “she could agree with most of the post but not everyone is Christian. She’s Jewish and JC is not part of her religion.” At first I wanted to respond to her reply that was the very reason God sent his son Jesus, but I didn’t.

I then thought how absurd that God would prophesy in ancient scripture about one he would send to save the world, first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. The Jewish response has not changed one iota in over 2,000 years. “JC” as she referred to Jesus was not in her religion and she’s right. Religion cannot get you into heaven and Jesus is not into any of the estimated 4,200 religions of the world. Jesus is into relationships.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

How sad that anyone would cling to any religion for religion’s sake alone and overlook the only way to salvation from this sinful world. I can see how the Jews wandered around in the wilderness for 40 years being fed by the hand of God, yet complained that life was too hard and nobody knew the trouble they’ve had or might face in the Promised Land that lay ahead.

Here in America we are no better off than the Jews of old unless we admit our sins and ask God to cleanse us, not by the works of our hands, but by the blood of Jesus. We can sing of the mighty wonders of God’s love, but unless we possess that love we are just another empty vessel.

The world demands a ruler that will take care of all their wants and needs and it’s sad to say but be careful of what you ask – you might just get it.

John 3: 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Can you imagine the world Jesus saw as he walked among it? He saw all manner of mankind doing unspeakable things to each other much like it still does today. Jesus knew his purpose was not to do his own, but the will of his Father and he stayed focused through prayer and fasting while seeking the Father’s will in everything he did. Jesus had the most courage of any man who walked on the face of the earth even when Jesus seemingly walked alone.

John 8:12 “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”

Many people look at Christians as weak-kneed, namby-pamby followers of someone who may or may not have lived and they’re wrong. Christians are not perfect (only Jesus was perfect), but forgiven. Without Jesus who is the Christ there is no hope in this ever changing world. For those who choose NOT to become a believer, they are condemned to an eternity in darkness without anything good.

How is your faith? Your eternity depends on it! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Entertainers Politicians and Trump

Kathy Griffin photo

3-1-2022

Entertainers Politicians and Trump

I’ve been thinking a lot about the grip various factions have over Americans of every age or economic group and it needs to be explored. What we “know” about our history has largely been a pictorial history orchestrated and delivered through the medium out of Hollywood. The romanticizing of the American Revolution; the westward expansion of the nation; cowboys and Indians; the birth of Texas; Outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde, Dillinger and others all give a false sense of history that is very different from and outside of reality.

From a political standpoint marginalizing historical accuracy to score political points and secure the votes and control over people who tend to believe everything they are told, often without questioning is akin to nothing more than Gaslighting and stereotyping politicians as men and women so intent on getting to Washington that they will promise everything and deliver nothing except a career in politics that enriches their own pockets does exactly the same thing.

What happened when political outsider Donald Trump went to Washington? America was exposed to the combined efforts of the entertainment industry and career politicians willing to soil the Trump name and reputation in an effort to prevent him from carrying out his duties as President by any means available. Calling it “resistance” but I call it an “insurrection” whereby public figures and elected officials jointly declared it un-American and disloyal to obey or support the sitting president as he worked to make American great again.

It continues today as these same entertainers and politicians are fearful that Trump may run again in 2024 and destroy America. Do they not see what has happened to our nation after they succeeded in tainting an election while placing the blame on Americans intent on stripping the power of these shameless politicians? The American spirit did not curl up and die after the debacle of 2020 but is being renewed daily. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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The Enemy of My Enemy

2-25-2022

The Enemy of My Enemy

How can siding with the enemy of my enemy make them my friend? Believe me the mess we are in today began at least as far back as World War II when a Democratic President Roosevelt chose sides with the enemy of our ally Great Brittan, if not since the foundation of our nation?

Hitler pushed Germany into another world war and meant on conquering Europe while defeating the Russian empire and the world beyond Europe until the US stepped onto the world stage in an effort to stop a monstrous bully and sided against Germany’s enemy Russia. After the defeat and unconditional surrender of Germany the allies were discussing dividing up the “spoils of war” and it was Roosevelt who sided up a little too cozy with Stalin distancing away from Churchill. The result was the great Soviet Union gobbling up Eastern Europe behind the Iron Curtain.  

We call that history.

It was another Democratic President Obama who went on his infamous tour around the globe apologizing for America’s sin of stopping the bullies (Hitler and Hirohito) in their tracks. By this time the Soviet Union had collapsed, Eastern European block countries had gained their independence once again and the world was well on the way to becoming a better place. Then Russia exerted their power and invaded Crimea and Ukraine unopposed by the US led NATO. Then Vice President Biden threatened the Ukrainian president to fire a special prosecutor investigating a Ukrainian corporation in Ukraine or face the withholding of vital military aide promised by the US, and after leaving office bragged about doing so during a televised conference.

Shortly after Republican President Trump took office he circled the globe stating that the US was no longer the world punching bag and after Syria attacked its own citizens with deadly chemicals from Russian airbases inside Syria, he warned Russia to withdraw all Russian forces from said airbase. When they failed to comply, the US rained missiles onto the airbase causing many Russian casualties. It was a clear warning that the US would no longer stand idly by.

Shortly after Democratic President Biden took office he made a decision to abandon a US airbase, all arms and equipment and US Citizens in Afghanistan to the Taliban. He also told the Afghanistan president to stop resisting the Taliban’s efforts to overtake the government. Biden also cancelled construction on the XL Pipeline project and approved US purchasing petroleum from a Russian pipeline. Now as Russia again invaded Ukraine unopposed Putin warned NATO allies not to interfere.

As many of you know I have written about how in my opinion God chose Donald Trump to become the 45th President of the United States and many have scoffed, ridiculed and called me various names because of my writings.

I have also written side-by-side comparisons of Trump and Biden which highlight the obvious differences in their world experience and leadership styles. It is my opinion that God used the Trump presidency to expose the extent of corruption in our government and show that with God one man can make a difference. God will often give people what they ask for or want when it suits HIS purpose. But because God did not promise Trump would be a 2-term president, or that running again will automatically guarantee him another term, unless it is his supreme will. What we are seeing played out on the world stage is the unfolding of biblical prophecy right before our very eyes.

All men are created equal by our Creator, the Bill of Rights; US Constitution; and the Declaration of Independence clearly states it as fact. History has shown politicians either fight to preserve the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness or they are not.

It boggled my mind when someone recently said to me, “I didn’t vote for Biden or Trump, I voted against Trump”. I say take a bow buddy because you own the mess we’re having in this nation and on the world stage today. Taking a stand for right means never standing beside or for wrong. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Sold a Bill of Goods

2-21-2022

Sold a Bill of Goods

It can be frustrating when talking to smart, educated professionals about politics. It would seem they have been taken and spoon fed by the media to the point that the far left and far right are equally held in great distain and walking a tightrope down the middle will bring America back together again. To those who call the United States a democracy, you are wrong. Almost every democracy in existence or having ever existed had a tyrannical dictator at the helm, and the rights of the people were whittled down to obedience or death.

The United States of America is the only Constitutional-Republic out of the more than 200 “recognized” nations of the world. The Constitution is the law of the land where the rights of citizens are protected and we call defending the Constitution our “Patriotic Duty”. There can be no left or right patriotism. Either you are defending or attacking the cause of freedom.

Those who do not support the Constitution have aimed to resist, repeal or simply ignore it. In my book that equates from un-American to Treasonable conduct. It must be stopped dead in its tracks.

What we have seen in America over the past 5 years equates to a prolonged siege against the government and the people of the United States by entities and subversive individuals to force the fall of our nation. After gaining a foothold in Congress, a minority of citizen-legislators have positioned themselves to redirect the media and through the use of Alinsky tactics public perception of events aimed at destabilization of our government.

The normalization of domestic terrorist groups like Antifa and Black Lives Matters have led to acts of terror and insurrection from coast to coast. We first heard about isolation of an area in Seattle they called Chad; nest it was attacks of government buildings, law enforcement and private citizens where damage to property and loss of life were simply ignored.

Opportunity sprang up in Minneapolis when a planned protest march over the death of George Floyd as Antifa operatives subverted the mostly peaceful protest by turning it into riots and outright anarchy and projecting as Floyd a national martyr causing more marching, rioting and looting in major cities across the nation.

Using the same tactics Antifa operatives chose the planned election protest of January 6th as another opportunity to derail a peaceful protest and turn it into a major insurrectionist attack causing havoc INSIDE the nation’s capital at precisely the time Electoral College ballots were being presented to be certified at the joint session of Congress and casting the blame on President Trump as a sore loser.

There is a legitimate process for contesting the results of a presidential election. That process was hastily interrupted and ultimately derailed, yet nobody elected to call a postponement or adjournment until order could be restored. What happened was simply bringing a hasty end to the process at the expense of justice and Americans are paying the price.

The bill of goods America bought was the totally false reporting that Trump ordered the insurrection’s attack on the Nation’s Capital. He did not. Insurrection is taking down the sitting leader of a nation by force. It is impossible for a leader to take him down, yet it is highly possible for conspirators to affect the takedown of said leader.

There were acts of vandalism, destruction and theft of government property and murder, which are all punishable under the law. The Constitution requires a speedy trial where the accused are considered innocent until convicted by a jury of their peers.

What is clear to me is that perceived lawbreakers have been unlawfully detained and incarcerated without charges and are not considered innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. The apprehension, incarceration without charges or bail is a violation of the rights of individuals protected by the Constitution while justifying the murder of an intruder, whether armed or unarmed, without presenting an immediate threat to life is still murder, yet no charges were ever brought against the police lieutenant who fired his weapon killing Ashley Babbitt.

To those who thought they had bought a race horse only to find out it was a nag – you bought that bill of goods, now own it! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Reunited Brothers in Arms

2-18-2022

Reunited Brothers in Arms

You’ve probably seen a sign or a posting that says when 2 veterans meet again regardless of the timespan they were apart they pick up where they left off or talking about an event or series of events that validated their shared experiences.

In 1967 I joined the army on the buddy-basic plan where two of us went to basic training, then split up for advanced training, but never saw him again during active duty.

In 1968 I headed overseas to Southeast Asia with another guy from my advanced training class for what was to be my first assignment. In 1970 I departed that first assignment with at least one other guy I had been stationed with.

In 1970 during a brief break-in-service I ran into the guy from basic training as he picked up his wife who worked at the same place I was at the time, and then never saw either of them again.

During my 22 years of military service I encountered several guys who had been where I had been, at the same time and one had been my platoon leader as a 1st lieutenant in 1969-70. I had the privilege to meet him face-to-face for the first time in 1983-84 in Europe where we were both stationed, just not in the same unit.

After retiring from the military in 1990, I began searching in 1996 for other guys and in 2002 was able to connect with quite a few more, which was good because starting in 2007 I noticed they were dying way too early. In 2021 I began sending out targeted letters to select individuals hoping for a “hit” on someone I had been looking for.

Early this year (2022) I got a phone call from the guy I had went overseas on that first assignment. I was elated because we had finally made contact and I learned what unit he had been assigned to and how long he had been there and we left about the same timeframe but never crossed paths until now.

Yesterday I got a phone call from a guy I had been assigned with overseas on that first assignment 1969-70. After exchanging information, photos and activating dormant memory cells it turns out we left Thailand on the same day. He was heading for a new assignment and was on the airplane over the ocean when he looked out the window and saw one of the engines begin smoking really bad. He became worried because he couldn’t swim. Someone seated next to him said at this point not being able to swim was not important, maybe concentrate on surviving the crash should the plane go down. They were able to make an unscheduled landing to fix the mechanical issue with the engine.

On the other hand I was heading home from the army with my wife who had never flown before but was leaving her family, friends and country for the uncertainty of the unknown that lay ahead. I bring this up because so often we lose track of guys we knew or were close to and sort of give up those ties we had formed. It’s hard to talk to family or friends about those times because frankly they weren’t there, or were involved with their own life situation and didn’t pay attention to what we were dealing with at the time, or the other way around.

We hold reunions, wear our veteran caps, shirts, vests or jackets not to impress those we meet but to identify where we’ve been so others can share their stories, gloss over photos or search through official documents to find that spark for our own memories. Something magical happens and we are 18 year olds heading out on an adventure of a lifetime – once again! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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