Title: john dorman aka mr.wonderful
1John Dorman an American Hero
- Life doesn't need to be complicated - and I've
worked - hard to remove the clutter. But
- sometimes, folks don't allow you to live simply.
In Soufriere - I hear lots of suppositions and
miss-suppositions, here say and they say about
me. I will try to set the record in order .I was
born on the Island of Saint Lucia,, life on the
Island was simply wonderful .Kids then believed
in fairies ,in the man in the moon, witches. and
what have you, St. Lucia was better back in the
1950s and we'd be better off if our Island was
still like that. Well I'm sure it seems that way
for those of us that lived in the 50s. I can
assure you how simple and innocent life was
then. In the 1950s, 50 of the native
Lucians lived below the poverty line but that did
not matter , because we were a happy bunch of
happy people. I remember the time of the Hula
Hoops, Poddle Skirts and Elvis Presley oh yes
those were the good old days.Then came the 60s
and I started to dream and dream I did some were
even wet. - 1966 I commenced to follow my dreams in 1967 I
was in the USVI in 1969 with the assistance of
Mr.Fonty of Geest Industries I landed A sailing
Job aboard the MS. BRUNSHOEFT sailing the
world.1972 I migrated to the Continental USA in
search of my financial fortunes. America was
going through a cultural revolution the Deep
Throat revelation and the wiretapping
controversies bring to mind Watergate. A very
unpopular war in Viet Nam which would play a
vital role in my life.
2A PROUD HONORABLE VIETNAM ERA VETERAN
- On January 15 1973 America was in search for few
brave men to fight in Viet Nam.Without
consideration I gave up the comforts of home and
answered the call to combat. Looking back at
yesteryear , I kinda appreciate more and
more what a great thing it was to be a United
States Soldier. The Jane Fondas of America will
tell you what a shame it was( they called us
baby killers ) - . I am a proud Viet Nam Era Veteran and
I'll be one till I die."
3My Army Scholarship
- The Army offered several opportunities 4 us to
attend classes while serving as an Active Duty or
Army Reserve Soldier. Whether it's in an
accredited four-year universities across the
nation, through an online university or in
high-tech learning facilities on Army posts, the
Army enables Soldiers to continue their
educational growth And that is exactly what I did
.In 1995 I graduated from Triton College of
Nursing.
4Early retirement
- In 1980 when I wasnt having wet dreams I was
dreaming about retiring at age 40 but owing to
the lack of positive advice I was unable to
attain this goal. In 1992 I meet Ida Miller,
Orest Burdiack and Paul Johnson better known as
Mr. Conservative . I, from them extracted a
wealth of financial investment information that
would pay dividends in the future for me. - A few of us would like to retire early
tomorrow, for example.. Thanks a million to the
above names mentioned who showed me the tricks
and encouragement, plus the fact that I was a
good student when it came down to money
management.( I stayed away from the hairy banks,
night clubs and the department stores)
5Hard work has it rewards
- Using dollar cost averaging, dividend
reinvestment, participating in the TSP Program at
work and a few real estate investment deals
Sophia and I have realized our financial goal
with over 7 figures in assets Soufriere folks
theres no need for me to search for employment.
Dont cry for me Saint Lucia.
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8OCTOBER 7 1973 we are on red alert ready to
defend Israel if the President orders it
9Historical John Dorman.. The United States
Third Army enjoyed an impressive history of glory
and victory during it's lifetime. The Third Army
was at it's best and most famous when it was
commanded by the great combat general, George
Smith Patton, Jr.
10Bravo Company Fort Dix1-20-1973
11Illinois National Guards Chicago
12During the Vietnam conflict, Fort Sheridan served
as an administrative and logistics center in
addition to sending its regular army units into
battle areas
13Fooling around
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22Fort Gordon is home for the South Eastern School
of Electronics where I studied Automatic Flight
Control Systems.
23John Dorman chilling
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25JOHN Dorman
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50Specialist Dorman
51Specialist John Dorman
52Taking a break from the action
53Setting up me for the night
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78JOHN Dorman in Germany
79John and friends in Munich Germany 1999 October
fest
80John in Fussen
81The Schneebergers
82kitzingen
83The last supper tonight we depart Germany for the
USA
84At king Ludwig castle
85David and his gal
86David in love
87In this Alpine village hotel we stayed prior to
going to fussen
88Ida checking out her gift
89In Nuremberg awaiting the outbound train that
will take us to Amsterdam
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91In the backdrop is the Ludwig family castle
92Ida in garmish
93Ida, bertha, and john chilling in Garmish
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95HANS AND HIS LITTLE PRINCESS
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103This is one of my favorites attraction in Europe
104Ludwig castle
105King Ludwig castle. Ludwig had an affinity for
castles the Germans got worried that the king
would bankrupt the nation so the killed him
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