The Tour of Duty

In Oct. of 2005 My stepson,Jeremy Risch and I went to a TOD game in Holden Missouri. We arrived after dark and were met by Bill Bailey. He asked if we would mind playing allied since they were short in numbers of players. We said ok not knowing this would haunt us later. Some other players camping next to us sat around the fire and talked the night before the game. They were members of the Suicide kings from Arkansas. Bill Bailey joined us and we had a great time telling jokes and laughing.
The next morning we prepared for the game and I met some of our "enemies" for the weekend. One of these "enemies" was Sean "Dropzone" Fischer of Team Green Devils the Axis general. The game started and we fought hard but the axis were ready and fought just as hard but they were organized. I played as hard as I could and spent most of my time sneaking around behind the germans. I was wearing a ghillie suit I had made and it worked quiet well. Sunday we were kept in our own deadbox. I mean all day it was a great day to be a german player. We had so much fun that Jeremy,Jory and I started the 1st ARC based on the clone troops from the Star wars movies.
We began going to three to five games a year and worked hard at being good at getting secondary objectives. These were mainly prop missions that alot of players tend to avoid or overlook. Later we were asked to join Team Green Devils and we accepted. I have played many games and many fields and I always play hard and I always have fun.
I love Bill's games and I was sad when he retired and turned it over to the fields because it lost a certain aspect. Bill puts his heart and soul into his games and without him they seem hollow to me.