George Atkinson:  

Life has been good to me. After High School I joined the Army and got to travel across the country performing in the Forces Command Band as a French Horn player. I served over seven years in the Army Band and thoroughly enjoyed myself. The best part was meeting and marrying my wife of thirty-four years, Mary who was also in the Women's Army Corps Band. In 1979 it was time to leave the Army and finally go to college. I began my college at Clayton Junior College and later transferred to Georgia State University where I participated in ROTC and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the regular Army. I re-entered active duty in 1984 and served another 20 (+) years as a Transportation Corps Officer. I served in Heidelberg twice, Mannhiem and Wuerzburg for a total of eight years in Germany. I served three stateside tours: three in Virginia and one year in school at Ft Leavenworth, KS. I commanded a boat company during Desert Storm and spent time in Dammam, Al Jubail, and Kuwait City. I commanded a second Boat Company during Operation Restore Hope and was among the first American troops in Somalia serving in Mogadishu, Kismayo, and Mombasa, Kenya. Later on in my career, I waited to cross the Sava River with the 1st Armored Division going into Bosnia. Later ...Expand for more