Doug Wekell:
CLASS OF 1985
Blaine High SchoolClass of 1985
Blaine, WA
Hazen High SchoolClass of 1983
Renton, WA
Doug's Story
Life
[Write me douglas.wekell(at)us.army.mil-not Classmates, I dont answer that account]
After Blaine High I fled to to Seattle from an extremely dysfunctional family, and spent the next few years going to college, getting piss poor grades, partying too much, and cultivating the perfect mowhawk in an attemp to thwart "The Man." Ironically I then joined the Army to mature a little (alot actually). Got married to my wife Tina, and got involved in my very first war, Desert Storm. Returned and went back to college in Fairbanks Alaska, worked as a tour guide and limo driver for a strip club to pay for school. Joined ROTC to go enlisted to officer in the Army. Had two kids Alexander and Lillyana who rock and are my little X-men. First stationed in Texas (sucks), then in Seoul Korea, where I moonlighted in a tattoo parlor. Latest overseas station was Germany, where we travelled all over Europe, got deployed to Kosovo, then took my first company command, a 140 soldier medical company in Baghdad Iraq, where we setup for air and ground evacuation and treatment. Returned from overseas, then managed to get stationed in Fort Lewis and trained activated National Guard soldiers deploying to Iraq, for 18 months, after that took over as the Medical Planner for 3/2 Stryker Br...Expand for more
igade. Deployed again to Iraq taking a second command in combat, in April of 2007, subsequently taking part in the recent Baqubah offensive, recently survived an IED attack in Baghdad-- Adrenalin junkie what can I say? (Its funny, I hate roller coasters, but don't mind being shot at or jumping out of an airplane) While I am at home I am spending time doing a monster house home improvement project and modifying my "concept car" Isuzu Vehicross 4x4. I'll stop and write the book or star in the After School Special if I live long enough.
Chupacabra 06 Out!
I am too cheap to buy a gold membership, and don't check my guestbook on this forum but if you want to write, [douglas.wekell(at)us.army.mil]
Workplace
Medical Equipment Repairer in Seattle 1988-1990 Also repossessed wheelchairs
1994-MILITARY
Military
Basic Training Jun 1987
(Desert Storm 1990-1991)
ROTC 1991-1994
Executive Officer D232d Med Co 1995-1997
Executive Officer B 168 Med Co 1997-1999
Advanced Course
Adjutant 47th Fwd Support Bn 2000-2002
(Kosovo 2000-2001)
Commander C 47th Forward Support Bn 2002-2003
(Baghdad Iraq 2003)
Medical Trainer 2003-2005
Brigade Medical Planner 3-2 Stryker Bde 2005-2007
Company Commander(Baqubah, Baghdad) April 2008-Executive Officer 296 Brigade Suppt Battalion
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