Duane Shaw:  

Life High School was definately, at best, a social event. I wasn't one to go on to college, at least not soon after graduation. Instead I thought I'd be a professional bowler, however, I figured the "Draft" would catch up to me anyway so I joined the U.S. Army. My travels included "Special" (Barf) places like Camp Polk, LA, and Ft. Gordon, GA. Along the way I ended up in Germany only to end up frustrating the base commander who had me sent to Vietnam because I refused to go to West Point via his suggestion. Nam was an interesting place, though my visit was shortened when ole' "Charlie" put a bullet in me. That sent me off to Japan for a visit, then to Letterman Hospital when good "Uncle Sam" finally broke hold of the twisted arm he held behind my back and "Retired" me forever. Oh, seven days before leaving the Nam I married my childhood sweetheart, and nine months later Duane Jr. was on our doorstep. All you taxpayers out there paid for his hospital delivery, we (Linda Perry) and I paid $25. Being retired at the ripe old age of twenty-one was a trip...still, I needed to work so I went into business with the father-in-law. Ten years later, another son, Rob, and many less hairs on my head I opened my own insurance agency (Farmers Insurance) where I stayed for twenty plus years. Oh, a second marriage took place in 1994 but currently divorced as of January 2008. Around 1998 or so, the after effects of too many combat night ...Expand for more