Ken Rouse:  

Life After graduating from High School I attended Oneonta State for 2 years, was out for 2 years and went back again to Oneonta in 1970 and graduated in 1974, this time with Departmental Honors in Speech & Theatre. In 1976 I went back on active duty under what became the Active Guard/Reserve Program and served in various positions until I retired 30 June 1996 at the rank of Sergeant Major. My military career resulted in my being stationed in Germany, where I came to love living; the result is that, excepting the 15 months I was stationed in Hawaii, I've been living near Heidelberg, Germany for the last 30 years. After 8 years the contract I was working under was cancelled with little notice but I was fortunate enough to find another job. Now after 7 1/2 years in that one we're once again getting done over as contractors as 'do it cheap' was the only perameter so we're all losing 1/3-1/2 of our pay this time around. The job at the end was taking too much of a physical and psychological toll on me so I retired completely at the end of August 2014. I pursued my theater major in my free time and have gotten to play everything from killers ('Wait Until Dark') to kings ('The King and I' & 'The Lion in Winter'). I was fortunate enough to be nominated in 2 consecutive US Army, Europe, Tournament of Plays; once for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for my portrayal of the psychotic drill-sergeant in 'Biloxi Blues' (2000) and once for Best Actor in a Comedy for 'Deathtrap' (2001). Then after a gap of 10 years I returned ...Expand for more