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I came into the world
I was born in the United States from my mother and my father -
Atomic bomb
The United States dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki and on Hiroshima -
VJ day
This was the end of WWII for the United States and Europe -
Korean war starts
The Korean war started because of communistic acts -
End Of War
This was the exact date that the Korean war ended -
Baseball
I loved to play baseball through out my high school years -
Alaska
This was the day that Alaska became the 49th state and later on I went on a missions trip there with my church -
Buddy Holly & Big Bopper & Ritchie Valens
Buddy Holly died in an airplane crash he was very influancale to rock if it wasnt for a measly coin toss he could have lived, Big Bopper had influenza so he would have went anyways. Ritchie Valens died in a small plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa -
Drag raced a police officer
The officer wanted to race me when I was 16 and I won, it was just a friendly race -
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy starts as the United States' predident. -
The Beatles
The Beatles really started the hippie ages; they all had things to do with peace and anti-war -
John F. Kennedy Assasinated
This was a very tragic day in Amarica; JFK was the second president to get assasionated -
Lifes occupation
I became an apprentice steam fitter -
First child
My first little girl; we named her Shelly -
Apollo 11
The first astornaut to step on the moon "One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind". Neil Armstrong -
Earth day
This was the worlds first Earth Day to help start cleaning up the earth -
American Pie
Don Mclain wrote a song about the deaths of all the singers that died in the "Day that Music Died" -
Water Gate Scandal
Tried to get back into the presdetial campain and they were caught trying to get Nixon back into office and so he resigned -
Finished my first home
I finished building my first home just in the nick of time because a week later my wife had our 4th child -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley died from a drug overdose -
Savior
This was the day that I saved a man by giving him CPR; I will never forget it -
57 chevy
This is my favorite car, the' 57 two door hard top BELAIR -
Farm Crisis
Farmers lots farms because interest and it would cost alot of money to actually buy thier farms -
Carver Hawkeye arena
I built all the stainless steal counter tops for the concessions stands -
Lebanon
241 U.S. Marines were killed in a suicide bombing -
Challenger
On this day the space shuttle challenger crashed and it grounded the U.S. space program for two and a half years -
Graduation
My first son graduated high school today -
Last graduation
My last child Amber graduated college and I am very proud of all of my children -
"empty nesters"
All of my children have flashed before my eyes growing up so quickly im, just baffled -
Grand son
This was my first grand child out of a 10 his name is Christian and he was my son Dwains son -
John Candy
John Candy died from a heart attack -
Hot air balloon ride
I took my mother in law a hot air balloon ride for her 80th birthday -
Last grand child
My last grand child to be born into this earth was my last daughter Ambers daughter Sydney -
Twin Towers
This was one of the most tragic days in America; many lives were lost -
James town,Guyana, South america, coasta rica, Guatamela
I have been to all these amazing places and helped alot of amazing people
Costa rica 2003, 2004 spring break
Guatamela 2006, 2008, 2009 spring break
Guyana 2002
James Town 2002 Febuary 1 -
Africa
I made four trips to Africa and went to four different countries from 2004 to 2011 -
Retirement
I was 61 when I retired from working -
Flood recovery
I joined a flood recovery team and we helped rebuild over 200 homes and I was recognized for all of it -
Knee replacement
I had knee surgery because I have arthrituse in my knee it was my left knee -
Free medical clinic
I also helped restore the free medical clinic in Cedar Rapids last year
