Risk Management Magazine

It was just like any other spring Saturday morning on Okinawa, Japan. We were donning our gear and getting ready for the first of two dives that day. Little did I realize this would be one of the most exciting things I’d do while in Okinawa.

I was a young buck sergeant at Fort Irwin, California, in 2004 when I purchased my first four-wheel-drive vehicle, a 1986 Chevy Blazer.

When I was in college, I had the opportunity to take a class on the Korean War. Not only did I learn a lot about an interesting part of American and world history, my school paid for a trip to Korea as well as visits to the actual battlefield sites.