With a full tank of gas and Captain Hicks* in my pocket. . .
...I thought...What could I do? Where could I go?

*(*Captain Hicks-stands for the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one)

So, I decided to go on a little country drive.

Upon returning home, I felt so more in tune with my situation, more enlightened while reading about Captain Hicks*, the six bucks in my pocket... I read about real life, Captain Hicks', that had lived and died in history, soldiers, who had laid down their lives for freedom and/or a better way of life. I am forever grateful, for, their lives were worth way more than anything I could of ever bought or entertained myself with. . .

Home feels so much better today...


This is dedicated to:

1. Captain Robert Hicks-In the 1660's and 1670's, Robert developed a lucrative commercial business
trading with the Indians throughout Western Virginia, the Carolina's and
Georgia. Some of his family married into the Cherokees in the area of
Broomstown, (northern) Georgia, by 1730. These descendants became important
leaders in the Cherokee Nation. Robert traded with all the Indians of these
states, but dealt primarily with the Cherokees and their branch nation known
as the "Catawbas".
Once, when New York trappers were captured by the Catawbas and held for
ransom, the Govenors of New York and Virginia sought Robert's help. He
dispatched his two oldest sons, Daniel and Robert Jr., to negotiate the
captives' release. Upon their successful return, they were given an award by
the Virginia House of Burgesses.

2. Captain Louis Thomas Hicks- was captain of Company E, Twentieth North Carolina Infantry, during the War Between the States, and was in active service for two years. He was at the head of his company, in one of the desperate charges of Gettysburg, and on the third day of the fight there, was captured, taken as a prisoner to Johnson’s Island near Lake Erie, and was held during the remainder of the war. His record of service was that of a brave, dashing and skillful officer. After the war he became a merchant and planter, and few citizens of Duplin County enjoyed so much respect and honor.

3. Captain Harry Hicks-
WWII Captain of the secret Q-ship, the USS Atik aka SS Carolyn, sunk by U-123. He volunteered for this suicide mission, knowing more than likely there would be no way out!

4.Captain Harry J. Hicks of Virginia Beach, was a veteran of World War II, having fought in the Battle of Normandy on D-Day. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Mr. Hicks briefly worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before establishing his own law practice, from which he retired in 1995.

5. Captain D. L. "Pappy" Hicks-US Army, combat veteran of the Korean War, Vietnam War and many operations through out the world. Pappy ran covert ops out of Fort Bragg, NC in Laos and South Vietnam. Stratigic Army Command (STRAC) and Special Forces Headquarters wanted to know from where the North Vietnamese were coming into Laos and the status of the Red Chinese and the Soviets. The mission for Pappy and other covert operators was to find out and "find" leaders who were enemies of the US and our allies.

6. Captain David Hicks- of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. A mortally wounded British officer who refused treatment so he could continue to lead his besieged troops against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

and also...Staff Sergeant Jason Hicks- The HH-60G Pave Hawk that Hicks was on crashed during a flight to pick up two children with life-threatening head injuries and take them to Kandahar. The crew was within weeks of completing its tour of duty.