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 * ) I AM AN OLD VET WITH TWO YEARS IN SOUTH KOREA SERVIVING IN THE SIGNAL CORPS THERE, 68-69-70.

I TRAINED AT FT. MONMOUYH, N.J., AT THE UNITEDD STATES ARMY SIGNAL CENTER AND SCHOOL. I TRAINED TO BE AS A 26L10 - MICROWAVE RADIO EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/REPAIRMAN. IN KOREA I WAS ASSIGNED TO Co. A. STRATCOM LONG LINE BATTALION NORTH, A CHAIN OF FIXED STATION SITES. MOST OF OUR SITES WERE ON MOUNTAINS/HILLS TOPS NEAR/IN U.S.A. MILITARY CAMPS. WE PROVIDED 'LONG LINES' TELEPHONE CHANNELS FOR TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARDS/EXCHANGES. WE ALSO PROVIDED OTHER DIRECT COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - ALL CLASSIFIED. I HAVE A B.S. DEGREE FROM THE U.H.; AND HAVE STUDIED COMPUTER MODELING/SIMULATIONS. I HAVE 20+ TEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN QUALITY CONTROL/ASSURANCE INCLUDING SEVERAL DEFENCE CONTRACTORS. I HAVE STUDIED MILITARY HISTORY WIDELY, ESPECIALLY WWII. I HAVE HAD AN ABIDING PASSION FOR CONFLICT SIMULATIONS IN GENERAL, AND WARGAMES IN PARTICULAR. I PLAYED ALL THE EARLY AVALON HILL WARGAMES; THEY INVENTED THE MASS MARKETED 'WAR BOARDGAME'. I PLAYED MANY OF SIMULATIONS PUBLICATIONS Inc.'s WARGAMES; THE LAST GREAT GAMES OF THE GENRE. THE NEXT GREAT STEP IN WARGAME DEVELOPMENT CAME WITH COMPUTER GAMES OF WHICH I HAVE PLAYED A FEW. I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE IN DIVINITY FROM PERKINS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, AT S.M.U.  I AM A DISABLED UNITED METHODIST MINISTER LIVING IN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. I WILL GLADLY REVIEW ARTICLES ON MILITARY HISTORY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CONFLICT SIMULATIONS! I WILL GLADY WRITE, CO-AUTHOR, OR REVIEW ARTICLES ON WARGAMES, A GREAT HOBBY!! IF YOU SERVED IN S.KOREA BETWEEN 1968-1970, ANYWHERE NEAR THE DMZ, YOU WERE PROBABLY EXPOSED TO     AGENT ORANGE. IF YOU ARE A VET AND HAVE DIABETES CONTACT THE VA!!! Oldvet13 (talk) 03:49, 17 October 2011 (UTC) Oldvet13