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Jim
(right) officiates a contest between two cobra pilots.
Jim in The Blackhorse
Mi-24 at
East German Border
East German Border
Cobra at Neuswanstein
Sheila at PLDC
Sheila at work.
Jim & Sheila at the San Joaquin
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Meaghan
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About Us
 (Updated 11-5-09)
MilitaryVetShop.com is owned and
operated by Jim and Sheila Broumley from our home in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Sheila is the graphics artist who creates the images and I come up with the
patches and the history articles. We wanted to use this space to let our
customers know a little bit about who we are and why we created this shop.
Military Vet Shop products are made for veterans by
veterans. Sheila and I each spent 10 years in service with a variety of
experiences: enlisted and officer, active army and National Guard, infantry and
aviation. Sheila was an army flight operations specialist who worked full-time
at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Los Alamitos, California. I was a scout
helicopter pilot in the 11th Armored Cavalry in Fulda, Germany, where I spent
three years patrolling the East/West German border. Later, I served as a scout
helicopter instructor pilot at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, then full-time with the Cal
Guard. Some of the best friends we ever met and best times we ever had were in
the army.
After our military service, I had difficulty finding
my place in the "civilian world". Neither of us could ever find a workplace
that ran with the same efficiency, professionalism, sense of mission, and
camaraderie that we found in the military. After a few unrewarding years in the
corporate world, and a couple of thankless sales and office jobs, we started
our own computer consulting and website development company. We finally had the
fulfilling jobs we were looking for. We just had to create it for ourselves
through service to our clients. If you are interested in our bread and butter,
you can read about that at www.ridinthewave.com. We've been running
our company; Wave of the Future, since 1997.
Our daughter, Meaghan, has recently joined the family
business as staff photograper, online store clerk, and girl friday. She's
having a great time in her new low-stress job and is hard at work spoiling our
other "kid" – an Australian Cattle Dog by the name of Sydney Blue. We
spend most of our workday sitting in front of a computer. However, we still
take plenty of time out to walk Sydney or take a ride on our mountain
bikes.
One day it occurred to me that I would like to have a
t-shirt, and maybe a bumper sticker, that would identify me as a veteran of the
11th ACR. Especially in these times when there are so few who serve, I'm very
proud that I did my part. I'm especially proud of the units that I served with
and the shoulder patches I wore. But unfortunately I couldn't find one I liked.
Luckily, I'm married to a graphics person, and I asked Sheila to make one for
me. (Don't you just dig
that tank?) I
loved it so much that we started making more designs and for different units to
share with other veterans. Just think, Military Vet Shop really got started
because I couldn't find a decent "I rode with the Blackhorse" t-shirt!
Now that you know more about us, we hope that you'll
feel comfortable contacting us. We definitely enjoy hearing from you to let us
know what you like about the products and what you'd like to see improved. And
if your unit is not represented, please let us know and we'll make a design for
you. It won't cost you a thing unless you want to buy one of the shirts. If you
like it, then we hope you'll tell a friend. I look forward to hearing from
you!
Jim Broumley
jim@militaryvetshop.com |
