Clyde Corson:  

What's my story? Well after high school, after I had done everything I could to ruin my life (most people thought I would end up in a stripped jump suit with numbers across the front), I joined the Army in July of 67. Went to Fort Polk, then to Fort Leonard Wood for training to be a construction machine operator (dozers, scraper, graders, and front loaders). After thet I was sent to Germany. I arrived in Germany in December of 67. I was stationed there until November of 69, only came home once in September of 69. A lot had changed, so asked for a European discharge. Well Uncle Sam had different for me, so I came down on orders for Nam. Made it as far as Fort Lewis and got a medical hold put on me. I had fractured my wrist in Germany and was about to get it repaired when my orders came in. Ended up in Fort Hood and was discharged from the Army in May of 70. I received an early out (66 days) to attend a school to learn computers. Oh yea, I got married in March of 70 to a girl from Pearland. I don’t recommend girls from Pearland. My oldest daughter was born in April of 71, filed for divorce in January of 72. I don’t think we liked each other very much. I didn’t know she was expecting a baby when I filed, so I had to wait until after he was born before I could proceed with the divorce. My son was born in September of 72. During...Expand for more