Mike Bozeman:  

Life Greetings. Hope all is well in the life of the folks from Blair, Class of 79. Quick synopsis of life since graduating Blair: PCC: 79 -82, Army Reserve 80-85 USC: 83-85 Army Officer (Active Duty): 85-94 DOD Civilian (Computers): 94-97; dual career with Army Reserve Technician at Columbia College: 97-99 U of MN Computer Help Desk: 99-01 DOD Civilian (Servers): 01-04 Army Reserve: 94-present Drury University: 97-99 Back to Active Duty with the Army (2003-2005) Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-2004 Joint Staff CMO planner in Korea (2004-2005) Just retired from the Army Reserve in January 2009. When we were needed - we were there! Resource Management and Agreements Analyst in Alaska for the Dept of Defense 07-Present Got Married in 92 to a wonderful lady; no kids, although we have cats that we treat as kids. Laura, my wife, is in the Army, so I follow her around now. We met and married while we were both on active duty - I took the Army's Voluntary Separation Incentive program and have continued on in the Army Reserve, rising up to the Lt Col level. Our wedding was held in Heidelberg Castle in Germany and was absolutely awesome and full of great memories! We have had the good fortune to live in Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Germany, Missouri, Minnesota, New York (West Point), Korea, and now Alaska and travel throughout much of the world. School Enjoyed the challenges of High School immensely, although I kind of felt like the awkward duckling and never felt really comfortable around the ladies. I envied those who could walk up to beauties like Yvonne Wing, Chris Castro, Nancy Turner, and Katie Peterson without missing a beat. I didn't do well with that until I turned 28 and had a few years experience under my belt. I do remember being on the local government board as a senator at large and working with many great folks including (but not limited to) John Owen, John Marsh, John Kennedy, and others. I enjoyed playing video games with the likes of Tom Henley, Kerwin Sato, and Phillip Weiss. I really enjoyed Choir, although I could not sing or dance very well, as some of my peers pointed out repeatedly. Looking back, I wish some of my peers had taken some time to work with me a bit more - maybe I could have been better coordinated. Thanks to Chris, Diane, and Linda Wittry who helped me as much as they could. Mr. Coday's acting classes were a blast, and I appreciate his mentorship in so many areas of my life, as he challenged on to greater heights. I also really enjoyed Mr. Gardner's English and Art classes, as they helped me learn some valuable and creative skills. I enjoyed all of the church-sponsored activities, as well as working at Macabob Toys, all those years ago! College Attended PCC, where I was involved in student government and public speaking competitions. Won Bronze and Silver at Nationals and earned an Army ROTC Scholarship after a successful two years at PCC. Went on the USC, where I majored in Communications and graduated in 1985 with a short break for Army Reserve service in the middle. My roommate during my first year was John Yuen, and I often saw Diane Wittry and Melba Wu around campus - sorry for not being more talkative. USC was a wonderful experience, including living on campus, Army ROTC, student council, and being an RA for one of the off campus apartments during my senior year. Went back to school in 1997 at Drury University in Missouri and earned two additional degrees in Psychology and Sociology and am continuing to study in various fields, including International Relations and Military History. Military Have served in the Military since 1982, when I enlisted as an AG soldier serving at the LA MEPs. Obtained my Commission through ROTC in 1985 at USC and went to work as an Infantry Officer at Ft Hood (TX). In 1990 I transferred from Infantry into Telecommunications as a Signal Officer and served at Ft Hood, Ft Gordon (GA), Pirmasens, Kaiserslautern, and Mannheim, Germany, where I ran a telephone, computer networking and telecommunications backbone network for an area the size of Massachuttes. In 1999 I became a Civil Affairs officer, holding many jobs, including senior level management and disaster relief operations planner with the 82nd Airborne during OIF-1 from Feb 2003 to...Expand for more