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D.K. O'Doherty
My entire life, I have been fascinated by history. When I discovered my great-grandfathers memoirs dating back to before the Irish Potato Famine, I began to have daydreams about what it was like li...view moreMy entire life, I have been fascinated by history. When I discovered my great-grandfathers memoirs dating back to before the Irish Potato Famine, I began to have daydreams about what it was like living in Ireland during those times.
I was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. I attended a Catholic grammar school for eight years, a Catholic high school for four years, and Fordham University for two years. Fordham University is a Jesuit school. It is quite obvious that my formative years were heavily influenced by the Catholic Church. I ran cross country and track all four years in high school and one season at Fordham.
At the age of nineteen, I enlisted in the US Army as an artilleryman in 1983. My first duty assignment was in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). I spent seven years in West Germany and witnessed the collapse of the Berlin Wall along with communist influence in Europe. I was selected to be a recruiter and then assigned to Fort Drum, New York. Five years at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, soon followed, with my final assignment being teaching leadership for three years at the University of Idaho Army ROTC. I retired as a first sergeant. I am currently an instructor for leadership for a major transportation company. Married with two children, I have coached Little League baseball and soccer and have also been involved in Scouts. I am a past master for my lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
The Irish have always been considered great storytellers, and I have used that influence to teach. This story has been running over and over in my mind for many years.view less