I was Santa Claus for the Wolfhound Orphanage in 1985. One of the sisters copied this for me from the Japanese television showing our arrival. Maybe Shinpachi San can translate some of it. If you have any questions, ask. I don't know rightly what to add here, but this is proof that I was Santa in Osaka Japan. The only one wearing shoes in the room. If you Google Wolfhound Orphanage, you will get the story of what is going on. The old man being interviewed is Hugh O'Reilly, the founder of the bond between the 27th Inf. and the Holy Family Home in Osaka Japan, also known as the Wolfhound Orphanage.
My family has been military from generation to generation. Here are a few photos I have. First is my grandfather in the Corp of Engineers, He's the one with the bucket... Second in my dad when he was a basic training company commander, Vietnam era. He went on to become a Cobra pilot, AH1G, in Vietnam on his second tour. The last is my daughter coming back with her ship from deployment. This was after the hit on Syria.
Under Bill Clinton, there was a reduction of force. I was put out of the Army after 14 years. In order to finish my 20, and gain some new skills, I became a weapons specialist with the Colorado Air Force National Guard. In 2003, we were deployed to Iraq. The first has me with one of the planes I worked on. The second was one of those "Where's Waldo" shots in Iraq.
The following is a finished mural I painted when assigned to 3rd Bde. HQ. 7th Inf. Div. Ft. Ord. This is the only full picture of it that exists, that I know of. While assigned to Fort Ord, I was temporarily an Army Artist.
To give some scope to the size of this painting...