19th PAD's message:
We would like to thank all of you who have supported us in our adventure! We would also like to wish our family and friends a happy holiday season. Even though the Blacksheep are 7,000 miles away, you all are not far from our hearts.
Enough with the mushy stuff.
Blacksheep Bio:
What can't you say about the members of the 19th PAD! We are a living, breathing definition of a blacksheep.
It all starts back home on the range at Fort Riley, Ks., where the "Sheep" call home. Fort Riley has provided us with many memories, some we would like to forget.
There's also been a few instances where the "Crew", as we sometimes call ourselves, have done somethings we aren't proud of. Along with many nights in Manhattan(The Sheep's home away from home)there's also Wichita and Lawrence. We are no stranger to a fun night out!
A little about the Sheep:
First there is Staff Sgt. Jason Shepherd. No one really knows where he is from, but we don't really care! Shep, as we call him, is a man of dignity and respect, expecially towards women. He is always respectful to them and always makes sure they are to his liking before making his move. He is the ultimate romantic and makes sure the girl feels "LOVED" while being intimate. He's our "SGT SWEETFACE!!" I promise, there wasn't any sarcasm in any of that!! He's our father figure and we look to him for instruction----Most of the time!!
Then there's SGT Kevin Doheny. Now this is a man from many different places. You name it, he's lived there for five years or so, went to high school there and played on the 5A football team here. If Shep is the ultimate romantic, than Doh, as we like to call him, is a true connoisseur of the female species. He goes to great lengths to understand what a woman wants, and then tries his hardest to make sure they get it, whether it's a great time, or a hard time. Also, if Shep is the father figure, than Doh is the step mother figure, always there to point out a soldiers flaw.
Oh God, SPC Miller! Miller, a Philly native, is our stereo-typical ladies' man! Miller is currently absent from his role as the "Sheep's" ladies' man. He's involved with a cool chick from Kansas City. She's a ballarena, and that's all I will say about that. Miller is the joker of the group as well. Sometimes he oversteps his boundries, but it's all in fun. He's always in the NCOs doghouse, whether it's countless hours of pinball, or adjusting his stuff in front of everyone. He's the PAD's BAD BOY!
Next is SPC Brian Boles. Boles, from somewhere in Florida, is also the PAD's pesimist. If it has an angle, Boles has something to say about it. We like to call his analagies "Bolesisms". Boles is the "Sheep's" elderstatesman, but he always watches the Simpsons. Boles is not exactly comfortable talking about his upcoming marriage to some girl he picked up in South Texas on a trip before we deployed. No one has seen her, so we don't know if she actually exists!
Next is SPC Steven Cooke (Not yet pictured). Cooke is a New York native, but don't be fooled, he's not the normal New Yorker! He's really involved in his free time with listening to music so loud in his headphones that the whole office can hear Janet. Cooke has only been out on the town once with the "Crew", but it was a memorable night. Cooke outdid, the member's of the 19th that night and danced with hottest chic in the place! He's usually the quiet one, so his antics that night were totally unexpected. Cooke stays in his own world, and for the most part, we respect it.
Now on to the bottom of the PAD totem poll. PFC Timothy Hanson, from North Dakota, is---well---let's say, fragile. Hanson is the newest edition to the PAD, and has spent more time on the shelf than Grant Hill! Hanson also is known as "Libby" or "Porcey". "Libby" stems from a pair of sunglasses he owns. Let's say that they are little on the feminine side. Hence the name Libby, short for Libberachi! Porcey stems from his ability to hurt something in his body. Since joining the Sheep, he has reinjured his knee (Courtesy of Doh), surgery for a hangnail, and many hurt feelings. He's a really good guy. He's a really good guy. He's a really good guy.--Sorry inside joke!
Last but certainly not least is the one we like to call Similac or "Unibrow". PFC Chris Selmek, from Toledo, Ohio, is the PAD's brunt of most jokes. He's has only one eyebrow, which is his most unique feature. Selmek met this chic from Sri Lanka and I guess he has future plans with her. He is a frequent visitor to Xanga, which he writes shady stuff for all the world to see. He really enjoys dougnuts and being on Shep's sh** list! He's still a virgin, well most of him anyway, and we all try to give him advice. Some of his peers don't think that our wealth of knowledge in this field should be taken in consideration when he gets back home. I can guarantee that some will, we are just way too knowledgable!
That's the PAD in a nutshell. To see our own perspectives on things, just click on the photos to your left and enjoy. I'm sure you will be entertained!!
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MAN UP!!
