I always wondered why a Big Sandy, Montana prairie boy, would choose the Nation Coast Guard.
"I think it was mostly because our family would always vacation out in Oregon. I knew I wanted to have a job working on the ocean. I was originally looking at the Navy and was about to sign up for the Navy before I saw a pamphlet for the Coast Guard. The closest recruiter was in Boise, Idaho, so in my Senior year, they had to fly me down to Boise. I remember four times because I spent the whole summer just flying back to Boise over and over. I liked the fact that it was a smaller branch. I just love ho...
