Michael Kelly:  

CLASS OF 1973
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Ventura, CA

Michael's Story

Michael is from Ventura, California. Michael's schools include Ventura Senior High School, Ventura College, Columbia College. Michael works at Computor Science Corp. as a "Close Combat Tactical Trainer" as the Lead Computer Based Trainer/Instructor. Michael's interests include Animals, Cars, Comics. Music Michael likes includes Country music, Rock, Classical. Books Michael likes include Clive Cussler, Steven Hunter, Military history. Movies Michael likes include Boondock Saints, Shooter, Sci Fy. TV shows Michael likes include Stargate Universe, Stargate Atlantis, Terra Nova, Longmire, Strike Back, anything to do with Military Snipers. Gotta love the US Army!!, they train you well, teach you to be "All you can be", Brotherhood and Honor! Life in the Army was great, 3 squares and plenty of ammo, schools to teach you to lead, to think on your feet and how to stay alive. I went back in in 1997, to keep my skills finely honed, one weekend a month and 2 weeks in the summer for annual training, it was cool to shoot and blow things up, went to US Army Scout Sniper school after 911, did a tour in Iraq, that was explosive...literally!, but getting on ground for Hurricane Katrina from the get go was such a moving experience, good and bad. My squad and I helped to save over 400 people and rescued twice that in animals, along with marking the dead, but we kicked so...Expand for more
much butt there that they put the boat we used, pictures and videos of myself and my rescue dog, Babie, in the museum along with the boat we used to save those wonderful people. That made me so proud to be an American, using my military skills to help fellow Americans in time of need, this is truly the greatest country on earth! One of Michael's favorite quotes is:""Are you gonna Cowboy Up or just lay there and bleed?!"". More about Michael I reflect on the past 40 years and think...WTF!!, truthfully it's been a wonderful ride, I miss those who have gone to a better place, I miss those who I don't get to see and talk with, but I have a wonderful family, very supportive and always they have my back! I think how fast these past 40 years have flown but remembering the past 40 seems like 400, if that makes sense. Growing up very poor, I missed out on a lot at school, all that farm work but I found so many great friends at school that when I think about it makes me smile and wonder if I had more time to "hang" and less time on the farm, things today might have been different, so I am thankful of that farm and all that work and the drive it gave me to get me to the point in life that I am today. I missed so much from 70-73 but made up 10 fold since then. Thanks for all those who showed me kindness and for those who didn't, it all got me here today. Peace Out
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