David Gant

I was born in Gastonia, North Carolina on October 20th, 1969. Really average, upper middle class, lower middle class family. Good education. Just a normal southern upbringing. Hunting, fishing, motorcycles. Nothing out of the ordinary.

I was born in Gastonia, North Carolina on October 20th, 1969. Really average, upper middle class, lower middle class family. Good education. Just a normal southern upbringing. Hunting, fishing, motorcycles. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Right. And you ended up going into the military?

Right. And you ended up going into the military?

Right. And you ended up going into the military?

Yeah, my hometown, Gastonia, at the time was, what's a good word? They were economically not very diverse, and so I didn't have a lot of options, I felt. And so I went into the military and became an Apache crew chief.

Yeah, my hometown, Gastonia, at the time was, what's a good word? They were economically not very diverse, and so I didn't have a lot of options, I felt. And so I went into the military and became an Apache crew chief.

Yeah, my hometown, Gastonia, at the time was, what's a good word? They were economically not very diverse, and so I didn't have a lot of options, I felt. And so I went into the military and became an Apache crew chief.

All right. Were you in, I mean, did you see any action? What year was this, by the way? Sorry. Let's see, that was...

All right. Were you in, I mean, did you see any action? What year was this, by the way? Sorry. Let's see, that was...

All right. Were you in, I mean, did you see any action? What year was this, by the way? Sorry. Let's see, that was...

89 or so. And it was, I went to Desert Shield, Desert Storm, came back and things at home really hadn't changed. And, uh, got married. I spent some time down in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, working at a fixed base operation, which is an airplane refueling operation.

89 or so. And it was, I went to Desert Shield, Desert Storm, came back and things at home really hadn't changed. And, uh, got married. I spent some time down in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, working at a fixed base operation, which is an airplane refueling operation.

89 or so. And it was, I went to Desert Shield, Desert Storm, came back and things at home really hadn't changed. And, uh, got married. I spent some time down in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, working at a fixed base operation, which is an airplane refueling operation.

Was that for the military?

Was that for the military?

Was that for the military?

Nope. This was a private one. This was after you got out? After I got out. Eventually, my wife at the time got, I usually say she got homesick, but we went back to Gastonia, and there was hardly anything for me. And one day I saw an ad in the newspaper, armored car guard, top, top dollar paid, which was a huge fib. And, uh, I put an application and next thing I knew they,

Nope. This was a private one. This was after you got out? After I got out. Eventually, my wife at the time got, I usually say she got homesick, but we went back to Gastonia, and there was hardly anything for me. And one day I saw an ad in the newspaper, armored car guard, top, top dollar paid, which was a huge fib. And, uh, I put an application and next thing I knew they,

Nope. This was a private one. This was after you got out? After I got out. Eventually, my wife at the time got, I usually say she got homesick, but we went back to Gastonia, and there was hardly anything for me. And one day I saw an ad in the newspaper, armored car guard, top, top dollar paid, which was a huge fib. And, uh, I put an application and next thing I knew they,