Thomas Maloney:
CLASS OF 1978
New Bedford High SchoolClass of 1978
New bedford, MA
Thomas's Story
Thomas is from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Thomas's schools include New Bedford High School. Thomas later attended U.S. Army Field Artillery School, U.S. Army Field Artillery School, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Boston University. Thomas works(ed) at U.s. Army Test And Evaluation Command, U.s. Army Test And Evaluation Command, U.s. Army Materiel Command : America's Arsenal For The Brave.
One of Thomas's favorite quotes is:""Two households are expensive! You are going to have to get a job Ms. Laurie Maloney!"
Judge Robert N. Dugan
10 December 2012".
More about Thomas:"To be honest, I have had a very amazing life and, for the most part, have been very lucky during my lifetime.
Let me start by saying I did not have a great childhood or family life. It was not until I turned 17, graduated from high school, and got a job that things started to get better for me. Being young and foolish, I decided to not further my education and worked in the seafood industry. I began as an apprentice fish cutter and quickly mastered the skills to earn the wages of a skilled fish cutter in a factory. I also worked on a scallop boat as a fisherman and saw many wonders at sea. I saw endless thunderstorms every night, sharks swimming alongside the boat, and much more. It was quite fascinating!
After a year, I decided a smart young man could do better in life and went to college. Again, I was lucky and got accepted to Boston University on my first application. At the same time, I joined the Army reserve to help earn money. The pay was good and it was very fun. Of course, I must mention that I had a calling at a very young age to serve my country in the Army and it was only a question of time until I did such a thing.
While in school, I always received high grades and graduated at the top of my class. I also did very well in the Army Reserve. I went from a Private to Sergeant in no time and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in less than two years. I did and saw a lot of things in the Army reserve and traveled to many places. I even saw one of the rarest toads in the world, a venomous toad that was quite dangerous.
After I graduated from college, I went into the regular Army as an artillery officer. My first assignment was at Fort Sill, Oklahoma for training. Fort Sill is the Center for Field Artillery.
I graduated from Artillery school as one of the top students in my class. My next stop was to Baumholder, Germany where I spent four years. It was an exciting time and I saw and did many interesting things. While serving as a Fire Direction Officer for an artillery battery, we fielded the first computer artillery command and control system. I fired over 3,000 rounds in a month which was the most rounds fired by any USA artillery battery since the Vietnam War. I also was trained as a helicopter pilot and flew light helicopters as an aerial observer for the artillery assigned to my division. I also was on maneuvers during the time of the greatest snow storm in the last 200 years in Germany. While serving in Grafenwoehr, Germany, I saw the Northern Lights and more stars at night than I can remember. It was very beautiful.
After this assignment, I returned to Fort Sill for training as a com...Expand for more
mander and staff officer and graduated with top honors. I was promoted to Captain as the number 7 ranked officer in my year group. I was also selected as the number 2 ranked officer to attend the Command and General Staff Officer Course and graduated as the Honor Graduate.
My next assignment was in Augsburg, Germany. I went to a very prestigious unit with a one of a kind mission in the Army. I went through many tests with my unit and passed all with highest marks. When this was over, I was given command of an artillery battery. I was injured during this time. I was in three artillery attacks and injured in one of them. I also was in a knife fight and was wounded. These two events left me with several physical scars. I suffered a spinal injury when trying to rescue some of my soldiers in an accident.
I spent nine months in Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC and was then medically retired because of my injuries. I was not expected to walk again but I proved everyone wrong. While in the Army, I earned a Masters of Science degree from the University of Southern California.
I spent a year going through rehabilitation and was accepted to Brown University as a PhD student in Computer Science. Unfortunately, I was unable to go as I felt the need to make money and provide a good life for my family. I accepted a job for the Army as an intern Scientist in research, development, and testing of weapons systems. I was an Independent Evaluator and wrote reports for use by Congress to make decisions on how to fund Army equipment. I did this work for 20 years and retired as a Senior Scientist in the Army before I turned 50. During this time, I was lucky to have three wonderful children.
As for me, I realized very early in my career that the values one holds help to define a person better than anything else. My values of honor, integrity, loyalty, duty, self-sacrifice, diligence, country, and the other values I hold dear have helped to make me successful and accomplish my lifeâs goals.
I have many interests. I liked to work with young people and coached as a volunteer for American football and baseball until about two years ago. I also love to build and collect guns and have a large collection. I shoot competitively and am a licensed scuba diver. I ski, camp, hunt, fish, play chess and many other games, read, collect antique books and coins. I also collect military history artifacts as well as fine art. I own three motorcycles and an antique Army vehicle. In fact, I have more interests than memory for them all.
Now that I am retired, I must confess that I am a bit of a romantic person and dream of spending my remaining days fulfilling my romantic desires. There are places I still hope to see, such as Yosemite Park, Grand Canyon, Great Redwood Trees, Egypt for the ancient monuments, Herculaneum and Pompey in Italy, the Ukraine, and China to name a few.
As someone in retirement, I am enjoying my Golden Years! It is important for me to say that my wife of nearly 29 years and seven months has recently decided to end our relationship. I loved her dearly and was a loyal and faithful husband. All I can say about her decision is that my wife is a special woman with needs that are beyond my control.".
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