Michael Kolle:  

As most of you know, I went to Basic Training in Ft Jackson, SC for the US Army after Junior year. After Graduation, I shipped out for Advanced Training in Ft Leonardwood, MO and the Army's Airborne School in Ft Benning, GA to learn how to jump out of airplanes. Upon completion of the Airborne training, I was assigned to the 528th Special Operations Support unit in Ft Bragg, NC for almost 4 years. While I was there I got deployed or sent to Haiti for almost 6 months. I also went to Panama, Egypt & Thailand while I was stationed there. It was a big eye opener as to how the rest of the world lived. I re-enlisted to stay in the Army for 4 more years and requested to be re-assigned to a unit in Germany. I went to Germany in January 1999. While I was there, I got deployed to Kosovo for 6 months. I also got to travel all over Europe while I was there. I went to Spain for spring break, Paris, FR for the Millennium New Years party, and plenty other places while I was there. I also met my current wife while I was stationed over there. We got Married in December 2001. We had my 1st son in May 2002. I then re-enlisted to stay in the Army for 6 more years and requested to go to Korea. I went to Korea in August 2002. I was there for a year and a half. I was stationed barely 10 miles south of the DMZ which is the border between North and South Korea. My wife & I had our 2nd son in June 2003. While I was in Korea, I got selected to be put on Recruiting duty. I started recruiting duty in April 2004. I got assigned to a Recruiting office in Modesto, CA and I was doing very good at the Recruiting job...Expand for more