JOINED THE ARMY RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL  IN 1956. TOOK BASIC  AT  FT LEONARD WOOD AND WENT ON TO FT ORD FOR ENGINEER TRAINING  WITH  THE 498^TH  ENGR BN.  DEPLOYED TO LEIPHEIM GERMANY WITH THE 498^TH IN 1957.  STAYED WITH THE 498^TH UNTIL INACTIVATION  IN  DEC 1968.  MOVED TO NELLINGEN AND JOINED THE 168^TH ENGR BN.  IN DEC 1959  DEPATED GERMANY FOR  THE 27^TH ENGR BN AT FT CAMPBELL.  MOVED TO THE 82^ND ENGR BN IN MAR 1961.  MOVED WITH THE 82^ND  TO BINDLACH GERMANY.  IN JUN 1962  MOVED WITH THE 82^ND TO BAMBERG.  IN OCT 1964 DEPARTED GERMANY FOR THE 17^TH ENGR BN 2D AD AT FT HOOD.  IN FEB 1966 WAS REASSIGNED TO HQ 4^TH ARMY AT FT SAM HOUSTON.

MADE WARRANT OFFICER IN JAN 1967 AND MOVED TO FT SILL AND JOINED THE 8^TH BN 4^TH ARTY.  DEPOYED TO DONG HA VIETNAM WITH THE 8^TH BN 4^TH  ARTY. IN JULY 1968 DEPARTED  FOR GERMANY FOR ASSIGNMENT WITH THE 294^TH ARMY GROUP IN ITZEHOE.  IN MAY 1970 MOVED TO 503D ADMIN CO 3AD IN FRANKFURT.   SEP 1970 DEPARTED GERMANY FOR HQ 4^TH ARMY AT FORT SAM HOUSTON.  NOV 1971 REASSINGED TO 13^TH FIN DET PLEIKU VIETNAM.  IN JUN 1972 THE UNIT WAS EVACTED TO NHA TRANG.  DEPATED VIETNAM FOR USAG FT HOOD TEXAS IN NOV 1972.  IN DEC 73  REASSINGED TO HQ III CORPS. 1976 MOVED TO ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE  ARMY PERSONNEL CENTER.  IN MAY 1980 DEPARTED FOR HQ COMBINED FIELD ARMY CAMP RED CLOUD KOREA.  MAY 1981 DEPARTED KOREA FOR 7^TH AG CO 7^TH ID FT ORD.  MOVED TO FT MYER IN JAN 1982 AND RETIRED.

AFTER RETIREMENT  RAN THE CLUB SYSTEM IN RFK STADIUM IN WASH D.C. IN JUL 1983 WENT TO WORK AS A DEPT OF THE ARMY CIVILIAN IN THE ARMY

PERSONNEL CENTER IN ALEXANDRIA, VA.  SEPT 1985 MOVED TO HQ FORCES COMMAND FT MCPHERSON.  RETIRED IN JAN 1998.

MOVED TO BRIGHTON, TN IN DEC 2001 AND  TO NEW BRAUNFELS, TX IN APR 2007.

SHORT STORY BY DAN HAFEMAN