Mark Hays:
CLASS OF 1980
Greeley Central High SchoolClass of 1980
Greeley, CO
Mark's Story
joined the NAVY. been around the world twice. was off coast during Iranian hostage crisis, went to Grenada, fired on insurgents during the Lebanon crisis (Marine barracks bombing), was in Panama. been to Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, Philippines, Diego Garcia, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, San Diego, Florida, Cuba, dutch Antilles, Curacao, pal ma Majorca Spain, ville France, Nice, Monti Carlo, Monaco, Naples, Rome, NY,NY. in the Brooklyn navy yards injured my back spent 6 months on drugs (pain killers & muscle relaxants) overseeing ships habitability team. I took leave and saw my family and my family doctor, went free face cliff climbing and hiking through the mountains of AR, Utah, WY,& CO then went back to NAVY and was in hospital two days later. spent 4 months in Philly and Bethesda. Then 30 days medical leave and 2 years in limbo while military decided what to do with me. worked in NDWJAGWNYNLSO doing trial, defense, and legal services computer work for the lawyers when not at doctor app...Expand for more
ts. when finally discharged from service I stayed in MD and got married and tried to learn to cope with the constant pain,in 98 it increased dramatically leading to second surgery, and more time spent learning to cope w/the pain again its been a rough 10 yrs. my leg gave out & I fell w/injury twice. broke left hand first time when fell off ladder, year later fell down stairs and tore right rotatorcuff and aggravated carpel tunnel in rt hand/ had surgery to clean up shoulder and cut tunnel to reduce pain and regain feeling in hand and on the 20th was diagnosed with tennis elbow; just what I needed to set back healing of the 2 surgeries, I've got a long list of stuff to get done to get caught up, not including the "honey do" list. Then I've fallen three more times in the past month and a half, luckily no apparent damage was done.
I am much better off than some of the vets I've met who have come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, so I can't complain too much,when I do I just think of some of my new friends.
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