Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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"Dow" was how we knew Dan when we served together in the US Army from 1990-1992 in Bitburg, Germany. Dan was my roommate in Germany while we were stationed there and ultimately deployed to the Middle East.
Dan was affectionately called "Sloth" by his teammates because of his easy going and methodical nature. Dan was definitely the one in our group who took the time to "think things out" while the rest of us just jumped right in.
When not training or deploying we spent time traveling the European continent seeing what kind of trouble we could get into. England, the Netherlands, Paris, and the list goes on. I'm sure there are still a few "WANTED" posters hanging around in some pubs in England showing our grinning faces. We definitely left our mark wherever we went.
I will miss Dan greatly but one thing I've learned in life is it is better to have experienced unpredictable forces of nature and absolutely amazing people than to never have known them at all. Dan is a great man.
I miss you brother.
Infantry Leads the Way!
Carson
Pic 1 is Dow and I on a training exercise in Trier, Germany.
Pic 2 is Dow rockin' the M60 during MOUT training.
Pic 3 is a couple of months after deployment to our location in the Middle East. Those sand bags took a loooooong time to fill up.
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