I have been blog-tagged by Ian Lamont, the Online Projects Editor over at Computerworld. I have mixed feelings about this stuff, especially since this is an information security blog and I am supposed to be guarding information. But it seems harmless enough. So, in the holiday spirit, I guess I will play along.
I am supposed to reveal 5 things about myself that few people know:
1. I drove a M1A1 Abrams tank with the 1st Infantry Division in Desert Storm
2. I was awarded the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) for assisting in capturing of a POW during the clearing of an enemy bunker complex don’t ask me why they had tankers doing this instead of infantrymen). He was hiding to avoid capture and came out with his gun drawn when we got close to his hiding spot. He decided against trying to shoot and run when he saw 5 American soldiers pointing M16′s and 9mm Berettas at various points on his anatomy.
3. I graduated seventh in my high school…out of 86 people.
4. I worked in a head shop in Manhattan, Kansas (in Aggieville, home of Kansas State University) when I was in the Army stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. I was the only person who didn’t have long hair. No, I did not smoke weed or do any other drugs while I was in the Army. The people who owned the shop were just real cool.
5. I read novels voraciously, but I have to force myself to read nonfiction (except for engaging biographies and military / war stories).
So, now that I have told my deepest, darkest secrets, I am supposed to blog tag 5 other people. Not sure how some of the people I know will react to being blog tagged, but oh well.
Martin McKeay, Alan Shimel, Mitchell Ashley, Mike Rothman, and Michael at mcwresearch.com (not sure if he wants his last name posted).
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