My Life as an M.P. - Hardcover

Oblinger, Thomas E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1441589910 ISBN 13: 9781441589910

Publisher: Xlibris, 2009

Synopsis

This is the true story of a draftee in the U S Army Military Police Corps during the mid 1960s Chapters 1 2 and 3 describe Army life in detail from the Draft Board Office in November 1965 to the Induction Station in Detroit the Reception Station and Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox Kentucky on through Advanced Individual Training at Fort Gordon Georgia Chapters 4 and 5 cover duties the 218th MP Company serving a peace keeping mission in the Dominican Republic to the 503rd MP Battalion at Fort Bragg North Carolina Chapter 6 describes duties as an MP guard with the 22nd MP Platoon 100th MP Battalion at the Fort Bragg Post Stockade Chapter 7 brings Tom Homeward Bound and Chapter 8 tells of Life after Olive Drab The author illustrates how humorous life in Olive Drab can be while describing many serious aspects of Military Police duty

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas E. Oblinger was born March 28, 1945, grew up in East Detroit, Michigan and graduated from East Detroit High School. After serving 2 years in the US Army as an MP, he married Holly Ann in 1971. Never having attended college, Tom spent 12 years selling life, health, auto and home insurance, while taking courses in business insurance and estate planning, but specialized in family insurance needs. In 1982 he left the insurance business and has worked in home improvement ever since. Tom and Holly have one daughter, Anna Marie, born in 1989. Tom's interest in writing was actually borne out of 12 years of reading and research in WWII history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1441589910
• ISBN 13: 9781441589910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 314