Robert Clark:  

Life I was born and raised in Abilene, Texas until my sophomore year of high school. I lived in Ozona during my sophomore year, '74-'75, then moved to Abilene, where I attended Cooper High School. After graduation in '77, I moved back to Ozona for several years. In 1983, I joined the Army. I have been stationed overseas 3 times; 6 years in Germany, 2 years in Panama. I spent 10 years as a paratrooper with the 82d Airborne Division, with whom I am a veteran of Desert Storm, and I retired in June 2003. I worked as a Force Protection Officer in Kuwait for a year and a half. I lived in Iraq for two years where I worked for L3 Vertex Aerospace. I currently live and work in Afghanistan, where I have been for 3 years. I also have a home in Abilene, where my gorgeous wife waits patiently for me to come home. I have 5 adult "children" and 4 grandchildren. Military I attended OSUT (One Station Unit Training) at Ft. Benning, Georgia in May through August 1983, to become an 11HE9 (Heavy Anti-Tank Weapon Crewmember). My first duty assignment was 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry in Bamberg, Germany, from 1983 to 1986. I attended Airborne School at Ft. Benning in 1986 enroute to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, where I was assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute infantry Regiment, which soon became Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Notable deployments with them included training in Honduras, where I attained my Honduran Parachutist Badge. I spent approximately one year with them prior to attending the 67T (Utility Helicopter Repairer) Course at Ft. Eustis, Virginia. Upon completion, I was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, between 1988 until 1991. During that assignment, I dep...Expand for more