Went into the Navy, was stationed on a air craft carrier, USS Independence (CV-62) for 3 1/2 years and I went on 3 cruises, 2 in the Indian Ocean, and one in the North Atlantic. Spent way too much time in the ocean. Last 3 months in Philadelphia, PA. Came back to Texarkana and became a police officer. I was an officer for 5 1/2 years, first K-9 officer in Texarkana, AR. Met my wife and married her in September of 1991, still married, and we raised her step sons, Brock and David. Moved to North Dallas area, Highland Village, Tx, in November of 1992 and live and worked there until the summer of 2007 when we moved the west side of Fort Worth, TX in Aledo, TX.