Bruce Barnjum:  

Where do I begin.....Well after graduation I went into the Marine Corps. Without a doubt the best thing I have ever done. It sent me on the right path in life. I spent eleven years in the Marines . It was my calling and I should have stayed and retired. I was an E-7 (GYSGT) when I got out . I did so many things and saw so much of the world, I would never have had the opportunity to experience anywhere else. I was a Drill instructor at Paris Island SC where i trained new recruits coming into boot camp. I also was part of an elite Force Recon Unit that was assigned very special assignments and operations. I was fortunate enough to attend Jump school and SCUBA school while assigned to that unit. My final assignment was a tough one.........Kaneoe Hawaii (LOL). When people thank me for my service I always tell them it was my honor and a privilege to have served. A funny thing happened to me while i was in the Marines.....I had a friend from Texas and one night while in the squadbay he asked me if i wanted to go watch him practice Bullriding.. I accepted the offer and well you know where I'm going with this because you know me.....Yup I got on a bull and he threw me half way across the arena. I fell in love with the sport and never looked back...untill now. I rode bulls and bareback horses for almost 10 years in amateur rodeo's. Six broken ribs, a broken arm and countless groin tears, I would never change a thing. I still today keep in touch with some of the Cowboys I rode with. I got married and bought a house in Kansas where i was a policeman for about a year. It wasn't what i thought it would be so i left the f...Expand for more