Saturday, February 16, 2008

Duke Leonard


1966
Just wanted to say a few words about Duke. He sat behind me in homeroom senior year. Don't remember anything else except that smile and grin and he used to tease me to death.
Anyway, Duke is in Iraq. He's a former Navy Seal and he and a couple of buddies formed a security company to escort people across borders. He is married and has grown kids. His home is in Scottsdale, AZ. If anyone has any memories of Duke and would care to share them, I would love to see them.
"Myself and three other guys (all retired US Navy SEALs) have started up a security company that is presently working in Northern Iraq. I am currently working and managing escort services between the Turkish boarder and Diyala Province. It is pretty lively and therefore, no internet."
" I do it more for the challenge and creativity now. I retired from the US Navy SEALs in 1990 after 24 years of service. I immediately went into this line of work and have been doing it steadily for the last 17 years. It is not boring work, trust me!"
"Unfortunately, I sometimes go for weeks without internet services. I have yet to sleep more than three straight nights in the same bed for the last month, so I have been turning and burning."
Quotes from emails dated 10/07