Andrew S. Lay

I grew up fast and in an uneventful manner. That is ofcourse until I turned 18. 6 days later I was on my way to Fort. Benning Georgia to undergo the grueling task of Infantry Basic Training. The main trial of the forementioned task is known as The Bayonet. A 25 mile forced march through the back hills of Georgia. It took 14 hours and included 8 tasks that put your mental and physical limits to the ultimate test. I graduated and returned home. I was married to my high-school sweetheart shortly there after, and divorced three years later. I went to war in Iraq, serving as an s.a.w. gunner on the front lines for 8 months. When I returned I began my years of schooling, battered by the harsh realities of life in love and war. Now I am Editor in Chief of my school's newspaper, "The Hornet." Check it out at www.fchornet.com. I have my own weekly column called Generation 9/11, of which I am very proud. I am transfering to a University in the fall where I hope to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and military history. With this I hope to become combat correspondant while writing several novels, one of which I have already begun, and books on current affairs, mainly concerning military and political affairs.