Here is just a little bit about myself.  My name is Aaron Luck and I'm a 35 year old Joe Collector (this makes me the same age as our beloved Adventure Team) originally from Caroline County in Virginia.  I have a wife (sorry Carin) Tamar, twin sons, J.D. and Andrew (who are almost 1 year old), and I work for the U.S. Army.

I am an Infantry Major stationed at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.  I am studying Astrophysics (like rocket science) and will work, after graduation, in Army Space Operations  I've been in the Army since 1988.  I served as an enlisted soldier from '88 to '92 and had the distinct pleasure of serving in both OPERATION JUST CAUSE and OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM.  Afterwards, I attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY and was commissioned as a Lieutenant of Infantry.  I spent about a year at Fort Benning, attending the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Course, Ranger School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, and then finally shipping out for a 3 year stint at Fort Stewart, home of the 3rd Infantry Division (MECH). 

I left Fort Stewart and went back to Fort Benning where I commanded an Infantry Training Brigade basic training company.  I had about 12 Drill Sergeants that worked for me and we took mostly recent high school graduates and turned them into basically trained Infantry Soldiers in 14 weeks.  That is a lot of headaches.  After my command, I attended the Infantry Captain's Career Course at Benning and then moved to my current residence in Clarksville, TN, about an hour North of Nashville.  I commanded B/2-327 IN in Northern Iraq during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

I believe that GI Joe had a lot to do with my entering the military.  As a child, I really only played with Joe and my Army toys (well, I did have a Big Wheel too).  I'm really thrilled that Joe is making a comeback with kids today.  I think that there is a lot of value in a toy that symbolizes such great values.  Well, enough about me.  Click on old Eagle Eye below and he'll take you back to something more interesting (I hope).