Description An old pal of mine told me a story once of how he used to smoke dope in Vietnam. He said when he got high he would jump on top of his bunker and start dancing. Now he assured me he only did this in his DOWN time. He said he never did it while on duty or in the bush(patrol) ; Not wanting to come home in a body bag or get any of his platoon members killed. He came back to the world and had a become a pretty good father having two girls and a boy.One of my favorite pranks to play on Roy was to hum, 'it's a small world after all' from the Disney ride. If I could catch him in the morning he would come up to me the next day and say 'Damn You, That tune was stuck in my head all Day!' Then he'd laugh about it.
Gene Ritchhart Ritchhart, Arlington, Wa. Member Since July 2010 Artist Statement I was born in july of 1955 in San Diego, Ca. My dad was career Navy so I pretty much grew up around Naval Air Staions on the west coast.I graduated El Cajon High School in El Cajon, Ca in 1974 and enlisted in the Army. I spent most of my time in Mainz, West Germany. My job in the army was as a mechanized infantry driver, driving the old armoured personnel carriers. I came back home and got out of the army and used my GI Bill to get an AA degree in art. My 3rd try at marriage was apparently the right one as my wife has put up with me now for 22 years. She's OK. We make our home in Arlington, Wa. now; at the foot hills of the Cascade Mountains.