Episode 32 - Dan Clark (C1)

Dan Clark hails from a military town in Rhode Island. He grew up wanting to become an aviator. He and his brother were raised in a single-parent household where money was always tight. When he graduated from high school he joined the Army to become an aircraft mechanic - a stepping stone on pursuant of his dream (as told by his recruiter). He attended basic training with Pat Burton (G2), and they were both identified as potential future officers. Dan spent a year in Germany living the good life as an E-3 before going to prep school in the fall of 1986. He served right up to the 20 year mark in 2010 and retired. Along the way he flew in Panama, Honduras and Egypt. Dan talks about his role as an instructor and tac officer at OBC as well as a recruiter back in Rhode Island. While serving as a recruiter he paid a visit to his estranged father and shared a beer with him. In 2016 Dan took a 10,000-mile motorcycle trip across the country to break bread with numerous classmates including Dave Mathison and Scott Clemenson.