Lawrence Hoying:  

Life After High School I was invited to go play with the U.S. Army by Uncle Sam and after volunteering I did so until 1994 when I retired after 22 years at the rank of First Sergeant. I've been married for 43 years to Karin who I met while assigned in Augsburg, West Germany in as a member of Military Intelligence. I served in many capacities as a Military Policeman, as a Patrol Supervisor, MP Platoon Sergeant, Military Police Duty Officer. (1982-1985 I was fortunate to be assigned and approved by the U.S. House as the NCO in Charge of Allied Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin Germany), I also served in Army Recruiting Command as a Station Commander, Acting Company First Sergeant (1SG), Master Sales Trainer, Operations Sergeant for the largest Recruiting Battalion in the U.S. Army and ultimately as the Company First Sergeant in the Sacramento Recruiting Company Sacramento CA. I Retired from the Army in 1994 and then worked as a DOD (Federal) Police Officer for 6 1/2 years doing Patrol, Criminal investigations, extraditions, and returning Federal Parole Violators to Federal Custody. I was working for the Sparta, WI, Police Department when I received line of duty injuries to my hip and back from being hit by a drunk driver and while responding to an emergency call and again to my back while recovering some stolen property from a double burglary I investigated and solved. It was necessary for me to undergo 2 additional back surgeries and 6 to my hip as a result of the amount of damage to my back and hip, I was involuntarily retired from the Police Department. As it stands now, I will probably never walk again without the assistance of a cane but I cherish my time as a police officer and greatly miss it. In mid-October 08, I went to sleep and woke up 6 or so weeks later. It seems I contracted a staph infection in my right hip, lower back and left shoulder. I was finally released in January 09. I experienced a recurrence of the infection in late April and was discharged from the hospital in early May. The drunk driver who hit me was ultimately convicted if Drunk driving 2nd Offense (over two times the legal limit .18 BaC), failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, Refusal (had to do a legal blood draw), and leaving the scene of an accident. As a result of the recurring infection. I was on anti-biotics for a year and a half...Expand for more