Charlie Whiskey Four
In the Storm
Description:... Charlie Whiskey Four is a true story about the times and memories of a Middle School Principal ordered to active duty with the Army Reserves in1990. This action packed nonfiction book begins on February 25, 1991, the second day of ground actions of Desert Storm. With, two Chief Warrant Officer 4's and a Company of US Army Reserve Parachute Riggers loading and rigging platforms of ammunition on board C130 aircrafts. Platforms that would be air dropped as additional supplies for the soldiers advancing toward Kuwait City. At the concealed airfield in the Middle East, the paratroopers, not only deal with the hazards of War, but also with an angry Mother Nature. The adventure includes the transformation and deployment of a School Principal to a Chief Warrant Officer 4 for support in the Persian Gulf War. The author, Bill Daniell shares personal encounters as a soldier. Billy L. Daniell was born in Dallas, Texas in 1944, and reared in Dallas, Georgia. Bill earned an Educational Specialist Degree from Valdosta State University. He served as, a School Principal for thirty-five years in Tifton, Georgia. Daniell joined the Army Reserves in 1967, receiving a direct appointment as a Warrant Officer in 1973. He is a master parachutist, a pathfinder, a parachute rigger, and is qualified with five foreign parachute badges. As, a reservists, he was activated and deployed, three times to active military duty. He served in the Persian Gulf War in the Middle East, Enduring Freedom in Europe, and Noble Eagle at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After being an Army Paratrooper and Educator for thirty-seven years, he retired. Bill Daniell is an avid outdoorsman. He is married to the former Shirene Mulford of Quincy, Flordia. Bill and his wife, Shirene have a grown son, Jay and a deceased daughter, Loye.
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