CurtisJ75

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I welcome friends and family from all 4 corners of the U.S., family I haven't seen in almost 30 years, high school friends I haven't seen since graduating high school in 1994! So here's my Bio! I hope that writing my former locations will help locate friends and family and expand this very helpful network.

I was born here in Sarasota, FL, and raised in a very musical family that has covered Rock, Country, and even Contemporary Christian. I was moved to Rochester, WA in 87 and started 6th grade there and graduated in 94. I played football and did several events in track.

I took an interest to writing then. I read a book on Vietnam and voluntarily read every book I can find, and the ultimate Dean Koontz. I've read all of his books for twenty years now. We moved from the coastal beach lifestyle to a small logging town (opposite corners of the Country) with the population of one of our high schools here. Huge culture shock, but enjoyed the amazing country as Mount Rainer was 50 miles away, in our backyard!:)

After graduation, I moved a week later to the southern-most town in California - Blythe, CA in the desert, with an older girl 22-years-old, driving from WA down I5, then the PCH for an 1,800-mile scenic road trip - the relationship lasted a year, then I flew home to Sarasota in early 1995. The desert life was another cultural indoctrination; adding to the subtropical -coastal/island culture and Pacific Northwest mountainous culture that now had me aged beyond being only 19-20 years old.

Upon returning home, my grandmother had the whole family go to a Christmas service and within a few months we were all active in Church, Sammy my uncle on guitar, I helped run sound and lights. So I was dedicated Christian for three years. I started working at Altas Van Lines in 96, and went all over the state, then all of the continental 48 states for two and three week trips for almost 4 years.

I joined the Army in 2000 and did Basic at FT Jackson, SC, and AIT as well. Got stationed at Bragg, NC after Airborne School at Ft. Benning, GA and was at Bragg my whole enlistment. I was single since 1995 plus 2 years into the Army. I did get married in early 2003 and was getting separated/divorced the same time I discharged from the Army in 2005.

The highlight of my life was deployment to Guantanamo early 2002 after 9/11. Worked on an FBI, NCIS, OSI, and CID interrogating detainees, it's classified after that, and then was deployed with my unit to Iraq following the main invasion in 2003 and left in 2004. We captured Saddamm Insane in December of 2003, but look, we're still there.

That desert life was different than the West Coast in America, but fortunately our base was literally on the Euphrates River; giving us trees an actual grass. It rained once in six months. Did a semester of college full-time during active duty, civilian clothes and all! I went to college instead of work for two months. This began my education within the IT field.

My sister died in her sleep early 2005, she was 19, beautiful and the best friend anyone could have. I got out for emergency purposes in Oct. 2005, and my marriage as well - she did the unthinkable, so I got divorced. Remained mostly single most of the time till last year, 2010. I live with Allison and her 10-year-old son who is an academic ace on the Principle's list. Very proud as he is a good natured kid, whew!:)

I've had all hard jobs, shipping, construction, warehouse, forklift and machine operation, so I started school at Phoenix in early 2009 and am now a Junior for Software Engineering. Will be finished September 2012. I live by the beach and kick it out there whenever possible, still learning guitar, and the drums. Haven't been in Church much, but will re-dedicate soon enough.

This lengthy Bio is the foundation from which I can compile multitudes of helpful information from real experience for the benefit of others, and to hopefully find even more friends and family from even more states to create a massive network! The main goal is to share your wealth of knowledge.:)

I'm immersed in learning everything IT, and am starting the necessary steps for an online business to make a living and be successful enough to help people do the same Online!:) I hope to have a physical location as a mid to long-term goal, providing jobs; benefiting our community.

Also planning a road trip where I can meet all of the friends, family, and military friends I haven't seen in years!!!