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Bruce -- Selfie -- Christmas Eve -- 2024

 

Map To The Farm -- Newell, South Dakota -- Posted December 19, 2024

On my cross-country trips from Texas to North Dakota to visit my dad between 2000 and 2018, I often drove by the farm south of Newell, SD. On one trip I finally took the time to map the farm. It took a fair number of trips back and forth up the road to get it right (at least I hope it's right).

Annotated. 

I believe the "Broken Saloon" in the graphic below is, in fact, the "Broken Spoke Saloon." One can find it when looking for the "best bars near Newell, SD, on Yelp.

Birthdays -- Updated December 18, 2024

Name	Generation	Month	Date	Date	Month
Caleb	4	January	January 9	1/9	1
Cora Jayne	4	February	Feb 14	2/14	2
Levi	4	March	March 3	3/3	3
Judah	4	March	March 3	3/3	3
Kaitlyn	4	March	March 8	3/8	3
Avery	4	March	March 9	3/9	3
Gemma Jae	4	March	March 24	3/24	3
Emelia Grace	4	April	April 19	4/19	4
Oliver	4	April	April 23	4/23	4
Sophia	4	June	June 30	6/30	6
Arianna	4	July	July 6	7/6	7
Olivia	4	July	July 10	7/10	7
Sydney Harper	4	August	August 28	8/28	8
Jillian	4	October	Oct 23	10/23	10
Bennett	4	October	Oct 23	10/23	10
Stella Kate	4	November	Nov 11	11/11	11
Leif Atlas Romero	4	November	Nov 18	11/18	11
Laura	3		Jan 30	1/30	1
Cameron	3		March 21	3/21	3
Kiri	3		March 25	3/25	3
Connor	3		May 2	5/2	5
Sofia	3		Nov 1	11/1	11
Kali	4	November	Nov 13	11/13	11
Eric	3		Dec 24	12/24	12
Jennifer	3
Robbie	3
Anna	3
Victoria	3
Karla	2		May 14	5/14	5
Jan  Marie	2		June 28	6/28	6
Kathy	2		August 1	8/1	8
Bruce	2		August 14	8/14	8
Craig	2		September 28	9/28	9
Yvonne	2		October 5	10/5	10
Carl	1		February 6	2/6	2
Ruth	1		September 13	9/13	9

Bruce -- Portrait -- By Kiri -- Thanksgiving -- November 28, 2024

 I'm way too serious in this photo!

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Bio Brief

Provided for Olivia for an interview with AF-ROTC on/about October 29, 2023.

Short summary:

• I retired after 30 years in the US Air Force, as a physician, flight surgeon, hospital commander, and surgeon general of the Air Intelligence Agency for the Air Force.
• Full US Air Force scholarship to medical school, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
• Training:
• pediatrician; and
  
• flight surgeon.
• Spent most of my career overseas in Germany, England, and Turkey. Also time in Spain, Iraq, Japan, Africa.
• As a senior flight surgeon assigned to fighter squadrons in Europe and Turkey.
• Second half of career as commander of a clinic and two hospitals, including the biggest US military hospital in Turkey and the biggest fighter base hospital in the United States, Langley AFB, Virginia.
• On faculty at Air War College for one year, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
• Retired after seven years as the surgeon general / colonel at Air Intelligence Agency, San Antonio, TX.

Bottom line:

• Retired as a colonel, 30 years in the Air Force, as a physician and hospital commander.
• Air Force Scholarship, medical school, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
• Flight surgeon, supported fighter squadrons in Europe. Most of my career overseas: Germany, England, and Turkey. Also time in Spain, Iraq, Japan, Africa.
• Student and faculty at Air War College.
• Surgeon General, Air Intelligence Agency, San Antonio, TX.