SFC Roesh

Today, I’m in the mood of wrting about SFC Roesh. He was a combat medic but was sent to South Korea as the Equal Opportunity adviser. He was my supervisor and my boss.
When I first met him, he was 31 years old, not too tall,not too small but he was a tough soldier. He had been to combat zone in 1989.
Since our Equal opportunity office was not a busy place and me and SFC Roesh was the only soldiers in the office, we spent time talking.
When I was a private, SFC Roesh brought something in the office and hung on the wall. It was the map of United States. He told me that I should know the regions of USA in order to understand America. I learned all the names of the States by heart, I like to tell me stories of the Civil War and the differences and tensions between the South and the North.
“PV2 Lee, you have to come and travel in America to understand the culture.”
“But how should I travel such a huge place. USA is 50 times bigger than Korea. And you told me the public transportation system in USA is bad.”
“Most people travel in the States by car”
Then I told him that I didn’t have a driver’s license. He didn’t even believe me that I had never been behind the wheel. I was 21 years old.
“Lee, You told me you cycled across Europe, right?”
“That’s right, Sarge”
“How long did you travel?”
“About 2000miles”
“ From East to West, it’s about 3000miles. I think you can do it”
“But it’s going to take forever. I don’t think there’s anyone who does a stuff like that”
“I know a guy who did it within 8days.”
“You must be shitting me, right,Sarge?”

But he wasn’t lying. I met a guy in North Carolina who really cycled across USA within 8days. Twice.