User:Brentv2003/Brent David Veatch

Brent David Veatch (March 22, 1972) Born to Father Thomas Edward Veatch and Mother Jeanine Kay Settlemyre (later to become Veatch), In Huntington, Indiana. He moved around alot as a child. Living with his mother and grandmother til he was about a 1 Year old when his Father and Moher would actually marry. They would divorce when he was about 5 years old. He attended Lincoln Elementary school for Kindergarten, and the St. Mary's Catholic school for first grade. His Father would Re-marry and have 2 boys as Brent's oldest siblings. Moving away from Huntington at the age of 6 to a country home outside of South Whitley, Indiana. When his mother met and Married her second husband. He spent the next few years of his life living as a country boy helping bail hay and take in the crops as a youngster.He attended South Whitley elementary school for grades 2-5. He then moved to the town of South Whitley as his mothers marriage beganto crumble. He remembers his mother as being a single working mom. They lived in a 2 bedroom apartment, and he would attend South Whitley middle school for the 6th grade this was his final year in South Whitley, Indiana. He then returned to Huntington, Indiana as his mother took on a job that moved them back to Huntington, Indiana. Here he attended Riverview Middle school for the first semester of his 7th grade year. They would move one more time in his years of school. His mother divorced her 2nd husband, and would marry her 3rd husband.He transfered to Crestview middle school and finished his 7th grade and 8th grade years there. He started his high school years at Huntington North High School. On Ocober 6th his mother would have a son and Brent would have a 3rd sibling. On January 6,1987 Brents Father would be killed in a work accident loading a tractor. Brent enlisted into the U.S. Navy November 1989, while still in high school. He would finish his senior year and graduated in 1990. He moved out of his Moher and step-fathers house shortly after graduation when his step-father and him had a scuffle, during and while he was trying to defend his mother during an arguement between them. Throughout high school, and just before leaving for the Navy he had worked as a restraunt worker for several food franchises. He on October 1, 1990 for Boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Station. In December of 1990 he would graduate from Naval boot camp and move to his next assignment. Stationed in Millington, Tennessee for his schooling at NATTC. He would graduate the following year and get his rating as an "AT" or Avionics Technition. He thenwould move to Florida for his next assignment to Cecil Feild, Florida while stationed her he was attatched to VFA-106 Gladiators for training on the MacDonald Douglas F/A-18C Hornet. Upon completion of traing he was attached to VFA-132 fighter attack squadron. "Privateers". Stationed aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal,(Homeport:Mayport Naval Station) already underway. He would go to europe and meet his ship in Greece. Upon completion of the deployment the ship and squadron were decommissioned. He would be reassigned to VFA-86 fighter attack squadron. "Sidewinders". Stationed aboard the U.S.S. America, (Homeport:Norfolk Naval Station) and now decommissioned also. During this time in 1993 he would deploy with the U.S.S. America and deploy to Iraq in support of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Sheild. He married his first wife(Angel Smith) in early 1994, and become a step-father to Sierra Shay Smith. The marriage deteriorated by September 1994 when they seperated. He also at this time would be released from the service on an honorable discharge, he had completed his obligation to the military. He then moved to Asheville, North Carolina, he began working as a resteraunt worker again. Early in the year 1995 he would move back to Huntington, Indiana. He began to Date Amber Cornelia Ericson. They would marry in 1997 and divorce later that year. While married to Amber he started a business partnership with his uncle that collapsed a year later to indifferences between the two men. He started a job with Almco Steel in Bluffton, Indiana in 1999 and moved to Bluffton that same year. He met Lori Ann Rigby in 1999 and they married on April 15, 2001. He also at this time picked up a hobby playing drums. Buying his first drumset in 1999 also, It was manufactured by Pearl. In 2001 he purchased his first set of Pearl Export Drums, it was a 6 piece setconsistin of an 10 inch tom standard 12 inch and 13 inch and 16 inch floor toms and the 18x22 bass drum, he also played Piaste cymbals. His first set of Piaste cymbals were stolen while trying out with a new band. While loading up a person from the band he was trying out with stole them. It was discover by police later.He bought his second set of cymbals that he custom selected. It was a combination of some of the prior cymbals he had and some new ones that he liked better, also all Piaste manufactured. He also used a Gibralter rack system to help with set ups and tear downs. He help co-found a local band named Untamed that was a 3 piece band very heavily blues influenced with a hard rock driving drums to round out the sound, they recorded several songs but none were ever released. He purchased the lighting system and sound system for the band. and found out that another band in the area needed a sound engineer. He talked with that band a regional band known as Button Head, as the scheduling went he decided to part ways with Untamed to pursue running sound for Button Head.He would divorce his 3rd wife in July of 2004, they remained friends for the time. His mother had moved to Canada in 1998 and while he was on a visit in March of 2005 he became aquainted with Melissa Nicole Bunch via internet, the newly aquainted friends decided to meet in person on April 22, 2005. They would begin dating as she was legally seperated from her estranged husband. She finallized her divorce so she could become engaged to Mr. Veatch. On September 8, 2006 they were married in a small ceramony in a courtyard were they worked, by there minister/administrator from where the worked. He became a step-father to Cory a son and Harley a daughter both from a previous marriage of Melissa's. On November 8th, 2006 Brent enlisted into the U.S. Army and left swiftly for the Warrior Transition Course (WTC) at White Sands, New Mexico he graduated in December 2006. He was then assigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia for Advanced Individual Traing (AIT) he graduated in June of 2007.While assigned here during AIT he would purchase his 3rd set of drums. Again purchasing Peral Eport Series drums in the standard 5 piece format, in charcoal color. He at this time would put them on the back burner while assigned to duty in Korea. He was then assigned to the Republic of Korea for his first duty station he arrived July 4th, 2007 and was attacched to D Company 4/2 Combat Aviation Brigade and then to B Company 4/2 Combat Aviation Brigade and would return 1 year later to his next assignment to Fort Hood, Texas. He would be assigned to B Company 615TH ASB, 1 ACB, 1CD in August 2008. He would pick up his drumming hobby again once returned from Korea and started playing with a band know as Six Feet From Silence. They would perform 1 show together before he claimed musical differences and departed the band. While in the Air Cav he would stay with them and in April 2009 was deployed to Iraq with them in the support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-10. He has continued to build his drum set to the current format which includes, Pearl Export Series 12 and 13 inch tom toms, 16 inch floor tom, 16x22 inch Bass drum and the rare wood 6x14.5 inch snare. All finished in Charcoal color. He dropped the Piaste cymbals due to there price and decided upon Sabian cymbals. His current set-up for cymbals ar 14inch high hats, 10inch splash, 12inch crash, 14inch crash, 16inch crash, 14inch auxillary high hats and 20inch ride all from teh B8 series cymbals and an 18inch china from the B8 Pro series. His drum set is also triggered by Ddrum Pro series triggers using an Alesis DM5 drum module. He is slated for return from Iraq in the coming year.