Jeff Gillaspie:  

Well, lot's of time has passed since high school and my Army days. Now I'm an old married guy. I've been married to the same great lady, Jennifer, going on 17 years. I'm father to a 15 year old son, 10 year old twin daugters, and a 7 year old daughter. Right after high school, I went into the Army. I went through basic training and advanced infantry training at Ft. Benning, GA. I also went through jump school there. I was assigned to the 82nd Airborne at Ft. Bragg, NC. I transfered from there to Ft. Lewis in 1986, and in 1988, I was sent to the Camp Libertybell, S. Korea right on the DMZ until I got out in 1989. My great accomplishments in the Army were graduating jump school, driving dune buggies at Ft. Lewis, earning my Expert Infantry Badge, and graduating second in my class from Sniper School. Fortunately, I never saw combat. However, I would still go fight today for freedom and country if needed me, (and if they took old fat guys). I am very greatful to our fighting men and women serving us right now, and for those who went before them. I went to Centralia College and got a degree in forestry after the Army. I was hired on as the Raw Materials Purchaser for Sherwood Forest Farms, a local Christmas Greens company. I worked my way up to Operations Manager, and left there after nearly 11 years in 2001. Since then I have been self-employed as a General Contractor specializing in dirt work, landscaping, and other custom tractor work. This has been a challenging career move, but rewarding in many ways. At thisa time, I am...Expand for more