Mike Bricker:  

I am living in a little town in north central Washington with my wife Beth. After high school I went to the U of M for a bunch of years before going to work for the Montana Army National Guard. I spent about 10 years in Kalispell as the Training Technician and then as the Personnel Officer of the armor battalion headquartered there. I spent about 4 years in Helena where I served as the Personnel officer for a brigade sized unit with command and control over just about all the Army National Guard units in Montana. Next I went to Billings for about 2 1/2 years serving as the Officer-In-Charge of the artillery battalion headquartered there. My last 4 years I spent at Fort Sill, Oklahoma working with the development of a new weapon system called HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System). I didn't get married until I was 45. It took me that long to met the love of my life and I am so glad I waited for her. Beth was an Air Force officer at the time and we met when she was transferred to Malmstrom AFB and I was serving in Helena. She has 3 adult kids and as of this past spring, we have our first grand baby, Erik. I retired from active duty with the Gua...Expand for more