Robert Hoffman:  

Where to start? Went into the Army right after HS. Was commissioned as 2nd LT in 1963 and assigned to 5th Inf. Div. at Colorado Springs, CO. Loved the mountains. Had lots of interesting assignments and in 1965 went to rotary wing flight school and became an Army Aviator. Then, Vietnam in March 1966 and flew slicks and gunships. Back to U.S. and fixed wing school and then to Ft. Rucker, AL as an attack helicopter instructor pilot. In July of 1968 I married Ellie Speary. In May of 1969 I went back to Vietnam and commanded the OH-6A training team. Our marriage did not survive this tour. In August, 1970 I resigned my commission and left the Army. I attended Washington State University in Pullman, WA and while doing so was hired as a police officer with Pullman P.D. In 1977 I moved to Tacoma, Washington after being hired by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. I had 20 years with them, including 6 years a contract deputy to the U.S. Forest Service where I worked in the mountains North of Mt. Rainier National Park near the little town of Greenwater, WA. Got to work on horseback, skis, snowmobiles, and foot. A great assignment. I had married again in 1972 to Kathleen Briney, from Coeur D'Alene, ID and we loved the area. We purchased a house there and still live there. I finished my career with PCSD in 1998 as a Detective Sgt. running a homicide team. I then went to Alaska and flew for four years for Homer Air in Homer, Alaska. This is about 100 miles South of Anchorage at the tip...Expand for more