Paul Berglund:  

I always wanted to be a pilot or someone who dealt with aircraft when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a cool idea. As it turns out, they were right. In 1996, I enlisted into the U.S. Air Force and worked as a Crew Chief (aircraft mechanic) on C-5's, C-130's, C-9's, KC-135's, and C-17's. I was honorably discharged in 2005. I am currently in the Reserves. I love to jog and work out when I'm stressed, but I really don't stress out. My friends probably would remember that about me. I also enjoy playing my keyboard and hanging out with my family. The wildest thing I ever did in high school was probably "T.P." a total stranger's house and get caught in the process. This, in turn, led to a high speed chase through a residential neighborhood with the homeowner right on our tail. There was 7 of us crammed in my little hatchback as we hopped curves, cut through yards and alley ways, and barely missed a pedestrian homeowner. All this action surely woke the neighbors. If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have my car, cell phone, and chocolate to be able to deal with the day-to-day. My hero was my dad. He was such an inspiration and the back bone to our family. He was an awesome, devout Christian man who would sacrifice everything for his family. He treated my mom with respect and love, and my sisters and I as his pride and joy. My dad's coworkers would say that he was the same person at work as he probably was at home. He was kind and compassionate to all. He took the time to always play with us after a hard day's work. As you could probably tell, I am writing this in the past tense. I sadly lost my father to cancer in 2005; Tom, (my dad) was 54. I moved to Lewiston, ID right after graduation to attend college. Then, in the fall of 1995, I moved to Abbotsford, B.C. Canada to attend a Bible College. I only lasted for a semester because full-time work had taken its toll as I tried to keep focused on school. So, I moved back to Lewiston. I enlisted in the Air Force in May 1996, and went down to San Antonio, TX for basic training followed by technical schools in Witchita Falls, TX and finally Dover, DE. My first duty station was Travis AFB, CA (between San Francisco and Sacramento, CA). I was there from 1996-2000. Then, my wife and I moved to Ramstein AB, Germany where we lived until August 2003. After that, we moved to Fairchild AFB, WA (near Spokane). We were there until July 2005 and then moved back to Lewiston after getting out of the military. In the summer of 2007, we moved to Shelton, WA. After that, we moved to Spokane so that I could work as a dispatcher for the county sheriff's office. In Oct. 2008, my family and I moved back to the Lewis-Clark valley (border of Washington and Idaho)because of my father-in-law's death. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again cannot not be narrowed down. So...Expand for more