During his career he served just over a decade in Europe and the remaining fourteen years in the continental United States, including being assigned to F. E. Warren Air Force Base, WY on two occasions. He likes to tell people God sent him back to Cheyenne because he did not meet his wife on the first go around.

Currently Jim’s Daughter and oldest son are in college and his youngest son is in High School. In 2014 Jim became a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Frontier Post 11453 and during the spring of 2016 he stepped up to the duties of Post Quartermaster.

 Duty of Junior Vice Commander. The Post Junior Vice Commander shall assist the Commander in preserving order, preside in the absence of the Commander and Senior Vice Commander, provide such advice or assistance as may be required and perform such other duties as are usually incident to such office or may from time to time be required of him by the laws and usages of the organization or lawful orders from proper authority.