Michael Hatfield:  

Life I graduated from Beallsville in 1990. My parents sold their farm and we moved a couple weeks after graduation. My Dad moved closer to work and also accepted a full-time position as the Pastor of the Wheeling Church of God. I started working as a part-time security guard in Wheeling and an arcade attendant at the Ohio Valley mall. In the Fall of 1990, I was living in a small apartment in Nelsonville, OH with Roger Miller and Bruce Seifert. We were attending Hocking College and trying to survive on our wits and little cash. I spent two years at Hocking in the Police Science Program. I graduated in 1992 with my Associate Degree and completed the Ohio Police Officer Certification. That summer I enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Combat Medic and departed for Basic Training and AIT. I returned just before Christmas. I was a certified police officer and combat medic at the age of 20. I volunteered for a military tour at Ft. Indian Town Gap, PA. I spent the rest of the year as a combat medic at the infantry NCO academy. It was a good time and I made the necessary cash to return to college. That fall I enrolled full-time at Ohio University working on my degree in Criminal Justice. I was also accepted into the ROTC program. I spent the next two years working night shift security, participating in ROTC and attending classes. I graduated with Bachelors of Criminal Justice and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in June 96. It sounds like a lot of work. Don't worry; I had plenty of opportunities to enjoy the Athens experience. While at O.U. I met my future wife Stacy during a mandatory CPR class. We were married in Bethesda Mar 1996. It was tough preparing for graduation, completing ROTC and throwing a wedding! Fortunately Stacy took the reigns and threw a great wedding. Mathew Mullet and...Expand for more