Dave Miles:  

School My biggest crush would be a toss up, Dawn Lombard from Lehigh or Melissa Volker-Ft Dodge. I always wonder what ever happen to them. I did see Melissa a few years ago after I came back from Kosovo during the 4th of July. That was nice to see she was doing alright and catch up on old times. Mr Kinley and Bruce Wilde inspired me the most. FFA and 4-H gave me the foundation to become the leader I am today. I will tell you leading troops into combat is no joke. Those were both great organizations that gave me so much and to this day I encourage young children and teens to get involved in organizations like that plus I volunteer my time when I can. Unforantly being deployed all the time makes it hard. If I could do it all over again? I wish my parents wouldn't have moved in the middle of my senior year, that wasn't much fun. The only thing I would change would have taken school more seriously. I now have two associates and 5 more classes I will have my bachelors, YEA!!! I stuggled at first with college but the military gave me the discipline and drive to succed. I now have a 4.0 compared to my 2.8 in high school. I unforantly feel into the trap why do I need this when I already know what I am going to do after high school. But luckily some good friends got me on track. School memories dont drink and ski, senior ski trip that was painful. Craziest moments would have to be some of the road trips Guy and I took. I was very suprised to win county fair king, didn't even think I had a chance. 4-H and FFA experiences were really great. Funniest would be when I was playing baseball, I ran into the left field fence while catching a fly ball, thanks center fielder for the warning, hehe. I caught it but paid the price. Workplace After I got back from my Army Training I worked at Service Parts (Road Pro) in Ft Dodge. Was a alright job, I drove all over Iowa, Missouri, Kansas an Nebraska delivering auto parts. I then got a job as a seamtress out at Precision sewing. I sewed and repaired semi tarps(not a fun job). Then I started college an worked part time at Standard All Around Truck Stop it was ok but not enough hours to survive while going to school. Then I went to Georgia Pacific as a security guard making much better money but swing shift with college sucked. Then I went back to the truck stop full time. All the time I was in the guard and had made E-5 Sergeant while in college. Just as I was graduating I got a call from Frigidaire in Webster City. The pay there was better than any shop had offerd me as a mechanic so I went there. I worked there 2 years was a union stewart, intersting job. While laid off I recruited for awhile for the guard, that job blew, the hours and the BS weren't worth it. I then decided I needed a change to many bad things had happen to me in Ft Dodge, I just got married and my wife and I both decided to go active duty. At MEPS we found out she was pregant so I joined and we went to FT Lewis. Started out as a Private First Class. Left there 3 years later as an E-5 Sergeant. Spent my entire time on a Maintenance Support Team(MST)went to Charleston,South Carolina for 5 months(awesome time), Oakland, California(scary place, had a blast at Sant...Expand for more