Profile

VITALS:

Birthday / Age:  May 30th / 70

Height / Weight:  5' 9" / 216 (as of 15 February 2026) (Goal 175-189)

Eyes / Hair:  Blue / Bald

Blood Type:  O Positive

Orientation:  Straight

Smoke:  No

Drink:  Social (Beer / Cocktails)

Marital Status:  Married 42 Years

Children:  5 Sons (Rich; Brad; Matthew; Rob; Will)

Half-Siblings:  Dawn; Tonia; Joe; Stacy; Tina; Greg; Angie

Education:  High School Diploma (Class of 1973)

Other Languages:  Japanese (S/R/W); Korean (S/R/W)

WHERE I LIVED:

1955 - 1972:  Mechanicsburg PA

1972 - 1978:  Casa Grande AZ

1978 - 1982:  Misawa Air Base - Misawa Japan

1982 - 1983:  Osan Air Base -  Songtan Korea

1983 - 1986:  Misawa Air Base -  Misawa Japan

1986 - 1994:  Naval Air Station Key West -  Key West FL

1994 - 1998:  Hickam Air Force Base -  Honolulu HI

1998 - 2026:  Mechanicsburg PA

EMPLOYMENT:

1973 - 1977:  Hecla Mining Company Lakeshore Project

1978 - 1998:  United States Air Force

1998 - 2018:  Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

FOREIGN TRAVEL:

Mexico

Canada

Japan

Okinawa

Taiwan

Philippines

South Korea

Iceland

Dominican Republic

DATING & MARRIAGE:

1983 March 1 (Tuesday):  Met Wife

1983 March 2 (Wednesday):  First Date (NCO Club - Dinner - Osan Air Base)

1983 March 3 (Thursday):  Second Date (Sightseeing in Seoul)

1983 March 4 (Friday):  Moved in Together

1983 March 5 (Saturday):  Proposed (She Said 'Yes')

1983 March 6 (Sunday):  Met Her Family (They Said 'Yes')

1983 March 7 (Monday):  Initiated Paperwork to Get Married

--- (NSA Background Investigation - Due to My Security Clearance) ---

1983 April 22 (Friday):  Investigation Complete and Air Force & NSA Approve

1983 April 25 (Monday):  Married at Seoul City Hall

--- 5 Sons & 42 Years Later ---

WORDS TO LIVE BY:

Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way!!!!!

Always Keep Your Options Open!!!!!

MY GOALS:

To finish my book/memoir, "The Time Has Come...".  This is an all-out tell-all book that details everything one could possibly want to know about me.  What makes me tick?  How did I become the person I am?  What were my experiences in life?  Why am I so quiet?  How do I really feel about [this] and [that]?  Some parts are deeply emotional, and there are times when I break down as I read my own manuscript (as I am reminded of various situations).  Other parts are funny as hell, and those stories deserve to be told to bring more laughter into the world.

I gave up on this book for a period, feeling that nobody would be interested.  I had a presence on social media at one time, but I was made to feel that every utterance of my feelings and views was controversial and unwanted.  I finally even deleted every single post that I made on Facebook, to include the happy announcements of weddings, births, graduations, you name it.  After all, I had difficulty determining in my heart why some felt controversy, so it just made more sense to delete everything.  Period.  But, as I dwell on my life and what I feel and what I so desperately want, I've come to the conclusion that "The Time Has Come..." needs to be written and published.  Maybe not everybody will understand what I'm trying to convey, but somebody needs to know the REAL Richard E Sgrignoli.