as a matter of fact, it was my first well-planned operation. i studied my dad and my mom sleep habits and everything like that. i figured out the greyhound bus schedule. i wrote about it in my book, and i knew that my mom s sister, aunt sally, lived in the d.c. area, and i snuck over to the greyhound bus station in atlanta and caught a ride up in washington, d.c. but i left them a note. they knew everything that was going on and allowed me to transfer to a public high school, which really set me on the course to be where i am today. i joined r.o.t.c., i ended up becoming the cadet battalion commander which launched me to go to r.o.t.c. in the university of tennessee. it was lieutenant colonel heredia. no, lieutenant colonel pagones. master heredia, and first classman michael. all three were korea or vietnam, a couple were both.