Joseph Sioui and his Lovely Wife Karen - 2010

This photo was taken on a cruise to the Bahamas last Easter, we had a great time with our Daughter and family. We enjoyed it so much that we going again this year in April again with the family. We hope to do something special next year as it will be our 50th. We went to Hawaii for our 25th, maybe do the same next year, we will have to see what's in the future. My wife's name is Karen, we met when she was in college and I was in the fire department in Albany New York.

I was discharged from Fort Dix, New Jersey on July 24, 1958. I did have to stay in the reserves for four years and had to attend annual training for two years for a period of one or two weeks each year. I never had any regrets about serving this country. My life after the army consisted mainly of being a Firefighter with the Albany New York Fire Dept. I served that city for twenty-five years and a very exciting career from my first ride on the back step of a fire truck going to my first fire to the numerous close calls fighting fires. I also became an EMT (emergency medical technician) and instructor, and then moved on to Paramedic. My career spanned from Aug. 11, 1958 to Nov. 23, 1983 only a couple of weeks after leaving the army. I rose from firefighter to Acting Battalion Chief. Later I became a fire investigator in another county then elected Fire Commissioner.

You can contact Joseph Sioui at: AFDFYRBSTR@aol.com