a time when the era of racism was strongly around and when military servants salary was only $258 a month, but Colin still felt that it was a place where he belonged and thus his journey into military history continued. He began his journey at Fort Benning, Georgia. Where he trained for the infantry in the military basic training (boot camp). During his training Colin had questioned his decision of his career in the military due to the rigorous training of exercise and scary stunts that had to be performed. Colin continued his training and later went on to ranger school. It was a two-month training for some of the Armies elite soldiers. Shortly after his completion of ranger training, Colin reported to airborne school for training. This kind of training meant for soldiers to jump out of a C-123 military airplane at very high altitudes. Despite Colin's physical condition at the time, battling with exhaustion, underweight and fighting a leg infection he was determined not to fall behind and continue training. Colin made five jumps in just two days.
             After his extensive training at Fort Benning, Colin received his first oversea orders. Colin was to report to the 3rd Armored Division in West Germany. He went to Gelnhausen, where he was assigned as a platoon leader of company B, 2d Armored rifle Battalion, 48th Infantry. It was his first field command in charge of forty soldiers. Colin had the responsibility to take care of all his men and lead them to safety at all times. They were then assigned on a secret mission to guard a 280 military weapon from the Russians, a weapon that fired nuclear warhead. The war against the Russians was Colin's first front line experience and he was excited to be there.
             Colin went back home in the summer 1959 hoping to get married to his fiancé. He was unable to complete that personal mission and had to return back to Germany. On his return he got his first pr...