You can now go HERE to see my full and recently updated biography, you can also find stories I’ve written about times in my life (mostly humorous, to me anyway) in the GOOFING OFF category. WordPress has a few limitations, like not properly rendering tables. There was a request made to add tags to various pictures and the HTML limitations here wouldn’t allow me to do that.
There is a link on the bio page that’ll bring you back here if you wish to ask questions or make comments.
Enjoy!
I was born in the Midwest and grew up in Iowa, Missouri and Texas. I guess you could say I had an eventful childhood, at least it was a helluva lotta fun! I enlisted in the Air Force in 1984 and retired in 2007. I saw a whole bunch of the world and racked up a lot of experiences in the process. Now I'm retired and enjoying life to the fullest!
Hi Tim,
What an incredible site you have created — you could easily do this for a living, I think !
I notice you have 15 medal ribbons (many with one or more “bars” as the British call them), but that you only show 7 actual medals.
Does the U.S. A..F. issue ribbons only, except for “special” awards which justify medals ?
Also would it be possible to click on each ribbon and have a little “box” pop up which tells what it is – and what the “bars” are for – in each case ?
Best wishes, Nick
Hi Nick, I’m glad you like the site!
There are some ribbons that correspond with medals and others where the ribbon itself is the reward. The ribbon awarded with medals matches the ribbon attached to the medal, but the Air Force only gives ribbons for awards such as Basic Training graduation, Small Arms Expert Marksman, NCO Professional Military Education, Longevity Service Award, Overseas Long Tour, Organizational Excellence Award and Outstanding Unit awards.
I really need to tweak this page.