John Riley:  

Sorry to mislead everyone but I never was known by my given name of John so it made sense to enroll here as Jack and yes, I knew the other Jack Riley. While I'm confessing, I never made to Annapolis High. I went to 9th in junior high then transferred to Charlotte Hall Military Academy in Southern Maryland. Put in 2 years there then went in the Air Force. I spent the first 17 years of my life in Woodland Beach and I remember everyone from there. I was in trouble most of the time though I didn't make it to MTS as did some of my friends. I was the oldest son and that made me a great punching bag for my father, may he burn in hell. I also had a problem with authority especially with morons like Laycock in junior high. On the bright side I remember teachers like Kennedy, Liberty, and especially Miss Harper. I played the coronet there and went on to the marching band at CHMA. The Air Force Band tried twice to recruit me when I first joined. My response was " I can play a horn but I can't fix a radio" and I went on to be an aircraft radio repairman. I spent 7 years in the Air Farce and managed to make A/2c (E-3) twice. Did 2 tours in Japan including some TDY in Nam and Korea. Obviously my character hadn't changed. Back then rank was based mostly on seniority and I resented someone with less knowledge than I telling me what to do. Got tosse...Expand for more