Tomas Dykwell:  

Life After high school i tried going to college for a few yrs and also wasted time in every type of job you can think of trying to find something to do. I wasnt getting anywhere so i followed my father's footsteps and joined the military not really thinking of staying in very long but you know how that goes, 2 yrs turned into 12. I got stationed in Georgia for most of my time and spent alot of time training in places like Europe, Africa and South America. My final stop with the Army was in Ft Walton Beach Florida and i fell in love with it and decided to make it my home. I never moved back to Northern California and my family moved out of Vacaville in the mid 90's, so i only go back occasionally to see my sisters. I got married for the first time this past yr at the age of 39 (i know...its about time) to an awesome woman from Chico California of all places..go figure. I served 12 yrs in the Army, and was a proud member of the Army Rangers Infantry for 8 of those yrs based out of Ft. Benning, Georgia. I saw action in Operation Just Cause in Panama 89' & then again in the first Gulf War 91'. I then became a training officer based on the gulf coast of Northern Florida where i worked with Special Forces troopers and decided i never wanted to leave this area!! I wo...Expand for more