David Tuttle:
CLASS OF 1980
Central High SchoolClass of 1980
Manchester, NH
Command & Staff CollegeClass of 2005
Leavenworth, KS
Galien High SchoolClass of 2001
Galien, MI
Indiana University Class of 1997
South bend, IN
Plymouth State CollegeClass of 1988
Plymouth, NH
David's Story
Right after leaving HS, went into the Army. Lived in Germany, and then Colorado. Left in 1984 to attend college. By 1986 had signed up with Army ROTC. Received Commission in 1988 as 2d Lieutenant. Went back to Germany - went to Saudi Arabia and fought in Persian Gulf War- returned back to Germany, got married to my wife Lisa - she at the time was a DoD school teacher. Downsized in 1993, moved to South Bend, Indiana area, joined the Army Reserves - became a father in 1998 - went back into Iraq in 2003 as a Civil Affairs Officer, stayed for close to 700 days there helping to rebuild that country- now home attending IU at South Bend working on Masters Degree in Public Administration; upon completion of my MPA, went back to Iraq for another two more tours of duty. I was promoted to...Expand for more
Lieutenant Colonel there in 2009, and I had Brig. General Jeff Smith, Deputy Commander for the 10th US Mountain Division do the honors. when I left Iraq, and I ended up working at the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya with USAID. Came home, looked to find work (especially in this economy) - ended up in ICU - with a double pulmonary embolism for a few days - much better now, thank you... and have been applying to work as a Program Analyst, for the VA.
The NOW PHOTO: I made it to the Equator. I got a flag of the 10th US Mountain Division, that I take with me, and that way I can send back photos to my former 10th MTN buddies., of where I and the flag have been too.
The THEN Photo: I was getting a haircut in FEB 1991, just prior to the Ground War starting for the Persian Gulf War.
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