I was born in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up in a Navy family; we traveled half way around the world before I started grade school. After my Dad retired, we settled in South Dakota. I graduated high school there and went on to tech school in Wyoming, where I learned autobody repair. I served in the Army National Guard for five years with the best Artillery unit west of the Mississippi before joining the active Army for the next ten years. I served as Ordnance, Artillery (Powder River, let 'er buck!), Transportation, and Communications through those years. I was also combat lifesaver, NBC, aircraft loadplanner, and AIRBORNE qualified.
For those that have to ask,
"Why would you want to jump from a perfectly good airplane?",
I can only say you'll never know till you try it!
I have fond memories of serving with 1-49th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, 11th Transportation, Special Forces, and NATO. The years with the 3rd Special Forces Group were the best. Didn’t wear the green beret, I was commo support. I am a proud Veteran of Desert Shield/Storm and active in the VFW, Military Order of the Cootie, and American Legion. I now work as a communications technician in Germany.

I started building models at the age of seven, and haven't stopped. It all started with a 1940 coupe that I built and my Dad painted red, with racing stripes and the number 7 on the doors. I lost count how many models were built, but through the years, and many moves, the majority of my models have been lost, but I think that old Ford coupe might be resting in the attic back in South Dakota. I continue to build models when time permits. It seems to go in streaks.

Back in the days when I played RPG's like Dungeons and Dragons and the like, I always liked the Celtic Lore. The bigredwolf is just my interpretation of one of those legends.