In the beginning, were my mother and father - until June 26, 1946!

    Nunzio Picchione, my father; W.W. II Veteran '42-45 ; DD214   ..in Belgium
U.S. Army Air Corps, Military Police

    He got his looks from me..     Don't you think?!

    Juanita Churchill, my mother; English, Irish, Dutch, Canadian French and mix well with some American Indian!

    Here's my parents in November'43!   They were married 8 Jan 43
in Denver, Colorado.

    During the War Years, my mother worked in an amunition factory in Broctkon, Mass.     If you do the math from my D.O.B. above, you can figure out when my father was discharged from the Army!     Favorite WW II Poster - "Over the ramparts we watch"


    Class of '64 & '65 with my '58 Chevy and '64 Honda M/C !     "Born to be wild" - I enjoyed the 12th grade so much; I did it again!!!     Enlisted in the Army to become a clerk...

    RA (Regular Army 11618981) Nov'66-Apr'77   Artillery O.C.S. - Ft Sill, Oklahoma '67     May be doing the 12th grade over was the "key"..

    Ft Hood, Texas - 21 and ready for Thailand!     .. taken after Thanksgiving '67 and departure for Christmas leave; reporting for overseas transport @ Oakland A/B - Jan 10'68

    Heading for Thailand - my army suite, top bunk at Oakland Army Base ...

    Pan Am Flight #1 ;   refueling stop at Wake Island, Pacific Ocean ...

    Jan'68 - first morning in Bangkok - Prince Hotel     Excuse the mess!

    Korat - Camp'44     My little area to read, write, sleep and drink beer..

    Going to work..     I told them to leave the door open for me!!!

    Mother's Day'68 in Korat, Camp #44

    Sri Patana Hotel - the only hotel in Korat - in 1968!!!

    Train to Bangkok..     Hey!   Do you have any Tootsie Rolls???

    "Could one you guys give me directions to Wat Arun?!"

    Yamaha/Kawasaki motorcycles = Thai Driver's License     If you could flip the license over, you would see my Thai (Auto) Driver's License, but I didn't like the picture, so nahhhh..     U.S. Army ID Card - Korat '68     Yep.   ..expired already.

    Next stop - Sattahip '69   Handsome s.o.b., eh?     My house, $60/month or 1,200 Baht.. ..includes all the coconuts and mangos you can eat!     At home.     At the beach.

    After a short stint as a civilian, discharged in Jan'70; going home to computer school in the Boston area; moved to the warm south of Miami; returned to the U.S. Army and the Pacific Northwest!     Organizing the 9th Infantry Data Center, I was rewarded with an assignment to end my army career in Honolulu, Hawaii with the U.S. Army Pacific Hqs (Headquarters); working with Federal Civil Service personnel and completing my bachelor degree studies; "Memories of a College Education at Chaminade ..." permitted to attend full-time my last year of studies and continue on to a master's degree program with U.S.C. - Master of Science in Systems Management.     I never completed the program, though.

    "dFox" (Foxpro,) COMDEX'Las Vegas

    Microsoft (Thailand) - Bangkok     New Year's 95

    Bio:   L.A., Honolulu, Thailand; software developer - photos of the lady in my life to follow..     Jenny N. Parseeya   110 lbs. of Spicy Thai!!!

    To bring you up to date, I would like to introduce my son, his Thai mother (ever so briefly) and my new Thai wife, Jenny Nong Parseeya!     Here is a photo of my mother and her friend both visiting Hawaii from Massachusetts and Renu, Stephen's mother, Renu Yodmongkol.     (She's the one on the right, the Oriental lady..)     My mother was about 55 there; turning 82 this past November.     For more on Thai marriages, and the military...

    Stephen Marcus Picchione attends Cal State University, Long Beach and is a senior and participates in Forensics, or debates; bringing the First Place Championship to his school for the Pacific Program in 1999.     Steve plans to continue his studies for a master degree program and/or Law School.     Many photos of him are missing.     Being half Thai, he was always a cute kid and I lean towards his youthful photos such as the one here - at an Open House for McDonnell Douglas employee families (atop an airstrip emergency vehicle.)

    In high school, he was on the varsity football team.     I never knew he liked football that much; later - to find out, it was for attracting the young ladies.. <s>   Chip off the old block!     He attracted plenty of young ladies all right; a cultural shock for me having to take messages from girls calling him!     His graduation prom was enjoyed with a beautiful Phillipino-American girl on his arm!     And, a wonderfull group of buddies that have become life-long friends; living in Southern California for over 20 of his 24 years of life!     Steves the one knealing on the left..

    With the Army permitting me to attend college full-time to complete my college studies for my bachelor's degree, reunion with a distant relative on my father's side of the family, religious reverence; meeting a traveling Ajahn from Krabi; coming to my home, becoming an independent businessman from 1981; enjoying association with others recognized for their achievements - here after a convention in San Francisco.     FWIW, "FoxExpress" - one of the best programmer's development tool for Foxpro.

    Now, I will conclude this family album with the most important (Thai) link to me, my wife and a presentation of several beautiful photos of her.     Thank you for your interest in my background and what has been my journey through life full of happiness, successes and failures to better form me as a member of the human race!     Less I forget, in '95 (a chance to return to Korat and the Royal Thai Army Basecamp named "Friendship" provided by the U.S.) and a War Memorial to Thai Army Veterans that sacraficed their lives so that we may enjoy world freedom.

Jenny Nong Parseeya - my better half ..

    Portrait     House shopping..     I think she found the one she likes..

    My wife with her four children as a refugee in '77

    Touring -

    Lompoc, California     Vanderberg A.F.B., California

    Lompoc and Vandenberg A.F.B. are in an area between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo or for those of you not quite familiar with California - between San Francisco (to the north) and Los Angeles (to the south) or Central California.   I.m.h.o., it is the best kept secret in the world.   The weather is moderate; the country is beautiful and the living is extraordinaire -- less crime, of course ...

    p.s.   I know it is hard to believe, but I am 2 years her senior..
She did not "rob the gratel"..

    Your Choice, Thai Restaurant in Santa Barbara     Our favorite table (romantic,) the first time we dined at Your Choice; near the window..

    Enjoying a steak dinner at our next favorite restaruant - out of town: Charter House in Ventura..

    And, last but not least - some photos that just didn't fit in to this cronological arrangement the way I would have liked (for the sake of brevity,) taking my son around the Pacific in '84 when he was 9 years old beginning with 6 weeks in Australia, a month in Thailand, another week in Hong Kong and return to where he was born in Hawaii for a few more weeks - making a wonderfull summer vacation for him in 1984.     The month in Thailand was an opportunity to see his mother's relatives, his grandmother, cousins and uncles and aunts.

    Grew a beard from Australia.. Wat Arun..

    Touring Thailand and its historical parks..

    Chaing Mai.. Northern Thailand..

    Thai Taste Restaurant, Anaheim
        (Lincoln/Gilbert) we founded in 1987

"On the Road" - in the "Golden Triangle" of Thailand-Laos-Burma, with some young troops ...   Zoomed in version   1984, gained a few pounds (few,) but felt "jipper" and ready to re-enlist !   ;-)

Recent Photo - before 54^th Birthday garb'd in camo ...

    In my home office ...   .. holding a photograph of my father and my name sake,
Uncle Joe.     "Buddha Room" a.k.a. living room ...

Favorite Photo - just 21 - Sp/4 (in seven months)
    Ft. Hood, Texas - 2^nd Armor Division - "Hell on Wheels"

    As you can probably see by the photos I selected to depict my life that I take great pride in being, one - a veteran and two - my long association with Thailand through military service and marriage.     I am truly married to Thailand and very happy to say so..

    Data Processing Rare Birds (A Professional Consulting Company) since 1981

    Net Connections Division since 1994 ...

    Business Trip to D.C. for Nong and me ...

    Beautiful Maryland     Navy Mascot - at Annapolis (the Naval Academy)

    At B.E.T., Black Entertainment Television, D.C.   (Tour Guide in the middle..._)

    B.E.T. Hqs   (..from the McDonald's parking lot)     At my desk ...

    Last day of the business trip ...   ...somber tribute to fallen comrades -

    Emotions run high for every veteran that makes the trip to "the Wall" in Washington, Memorial to the Vietnam Veterans that gave their lives ...   Before boarding our plane for the return "leg" to sunny California, it was a rainy day in March, 1999 when I first had my opportunity to pay my respects to my comrades that "gave their all" ...

    ..approach to the Wall   from the Lincoln Memorial

    ..directly to my right, foreground - infantry soldiers...

    ..coming up the path from "the Wall"

    ..following up the path, clock-wise, a tribute to medical personnel...

    Celebrate life!   And, the freedoms we all enjoy;   be a mentor...

    And, of course, our beautiful homes that we have the opportunity to enjoy with our families !     "Lucky 7" ...

    " You're in the Army, now - you'll never get rich by digging a ditch!

    You're in the Army, now ..."     Visit my new Page Two, under construction since January, 2001.     Father-Son Military Service Page via Discharge Data.