I dropped out of the University of Virginia in 1967...joined the U.S. Army within a month.
Did basic at Ft. Jackson, SC...AIT at Jackson then advanced AIT at Ft. Meade, MD.
I received orders to go to Berlin, Germany. When I got there I found that my orders had been recinded and I would be assigned to V Corps Hdqs. in Frankfurt.
I was sent to Germany as a Cartographer but ended up with a MOS in photography...which was a blessing because in the two years I was stationed there I did TDY in 17 different countries.
After the two years was up I was sent stateside to Ft. McPhearson, GA as a Public Information N.C.O.I.C.
I was discharged on April 20th, 1971 as a Staff SSG E-6....returned to UVA where I ended up with a BS in Commerce in '73.