tom last served with the 12th security police department. he didn t talk much about his time in vietnam. he went from managing a supermarket to owning a dollar store in kansas. despite his adversities growing up, tom became an incredible success, as a husband, and as a father. he and his wife, linda, raised my wife jennifer, and her brother, bob, with joyous adoration, and they steered their kids to become their best selves. tom became a loving grandfather to my son. in his later years, he focused on his grand kids and fishing. he loved the art of making pens after the movie based on my book about afghanistan came out in 2020, he made special pins commemorating that battle, containing dirt from the real
up, tom became an incredible success, as a husband, and as a father. he and his wife, linda, raised my wife jennifer, and her brother, bob, with joyous adoration, and they steered their kids to become their best selves. tom became a loving grandfather to my son. called bumpa, by my son. he was a kindred spirit with our dog winston. in his later years, he focused on his grand kids and fishing. he loved the art of making pins, he loved the art of making pens after the movie based on my book about afghanistan came out in 2020, he made special pins commemorating that battle, containing dirt from the real outpost in afghanistan and from the site of the movie set in bulgaria. tom gave those pins to the filmmakers and soldiers who served there and their loved ones. but by then, tom had started developing frontal lobe dementia, which is a cruel and