Tom Patterson:
CLASS OF 1978
Florida Central AcademyClass of 1978
Sorrento, FL
East Lake High SchoolClass of 2003
Tarpon springs, FL
Tom's Story
The wheels on the bicycle don't go round and round like they used to. Today I can be found in all the worlds bad places as a training officer for the U.S. Military and other government agencies. I have been a medic/firefighter for over twenty years, then came the post 9-11 events that moved me to the world of a military advisor.
I have done two tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan. I am currently live in the Tampa Bay area, home of U.S. Central Commandand and Special Operations Command at Mac Dill Air Force Base
I met my wife , Kat, while sorting thru my destroyed home in Sebastian Florida after not just one hurricane, but two in 2004. I have a daughter, Savannah, born in 1996 who is the love of my life.
As a firefighter, I have been on Urban Search and Rescue Teams, been to earthquakes, floods, bombings and body recovery at Ground Zero. I love the big red truck, cool uniform , driving off to a fire or...Expand for more
a auto crash, chest pain or nose bleed and as we would say "chicks dig it". Oh the days, now I go to other countries, wear cool warfighters gear carry a M-4 with sights and night vision stuff and my wife even says "chicks dig it"
Have I grown up? Well maybe Jimmy Buffett said it right in the song "I'm growing older but not up"
I will try to be at the 2011 FCA reunion. My wife is making sure I am not overseas that month, she really wants me to show my face there and say hello. Sounds like a plan and anyhow I am tired of eatiing MREs in a war torn region, reminds me again of New Orleans a week after Katrina.
Cheers to all you out there who went to FCA, it was a blast and we all left that wonderful place well prepared to take our place in the world. Were you shaped by the world, or did you shape a part of the world for yourself?
Contact me, I would love to here from people from a wonderful place and past.
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