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== Matthew ==
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Matthew is a [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] in the [[United States Air Force]].

=== Games Played ===
The following games have had a profound impact on my Gaming Career:

* [[Raptor: Call of the Shadows]]
* [[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (video game)]]
* [[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]
* [[Diablo II]]
* [[Counter Strike Source]]
* [[Fable]] 
* [[Battlefield 2]]
* [[America's Army]]
* [[Navyfield]]
* [[N+]]
* [[Mass Effect]]
* [[Minecraft]]

=== Items Owned ===
I am proud to own the following items:

* a Silver 2000 [[Chrysler Concorde]] LXi
* a World Rally Blue 2002 [[Subaru]] [[Impreza WRX]]
* an [[XBox 360]] 
* [[Merrell]] [http://www.merrell.com/Product/NZSZZZ/Mens-Active-Footwear/Multi-Sport/Mens/Walnut/J86595/Moab-Ventilator.aspx Ventilator]s

==Awards and decorations==
===Military <!--and foreign -->awards===
{{main|Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force|Awards and decorations of the United States military}}

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|[[National Defense Service Medal]]
|[[Air Force Longevity Service Award]]
|[[Air Force Training Ribbon]]
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===Civil Air Patrol===
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=== Organizations ===
I am or have been members of the following organizations (In chronological order by date joined):
* [[Cub_Scouting_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)#Organization|Cub Pack 190]] of [[Leinbachs,_Pennsylvania|Leinbach's]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]]
* [[Bern_Township,_Pennsylvania|Bern Township]] [[Tee_Ball|White Sox]]
* [[Boy_Scouting_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)#Troop_and_patrols|Troop 190]] of Leinbach's, PA
* [[Schuylkill Valley School District|SV]] Intramural [[Basketball]]
* [[Civil Air Patrol]] [http://squadron811.webs.com/ Squadron 811] in [[Reading,_PA|Reading]], PA
* SV [[German Language|German]] Club
* [http://www.kittatinny5.org/ Kittatinny Lodge V] of the [[Order of the Arrow]]
* SV Junior Varsity [[Volleyball]]
* [[Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation|HMSR]] [[Project COPE|COPE]] Staff
* [[Rochester Institute of Technology|RIT]] [http://www.cs.rit.edu/ Computer Science] Learning Community '04/'05
* [[Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps|AFROTC]] [http://www.rit.edu/cast/afrotc/ Detachment 538]
* Col Andrew J Dougherty Squadron [[Arnold_Air_Society|Arnold Air Society]]
* [http://www.christiansoldiers.com Christian Soldiers] Gaming Community

=== Places Visited/Attended ===
I have set foot upon the following or taken part of the following places, and they have significantly impacted my life:
* [[Schuylkill Valley School District|Schuylkill Valley]] (SV)
* [[Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation]] (HMSR)
* [[Hawk Mountain Ranger School]] (HMRS)
* [[World War II]] Weekend at the [[Mid-Atlantic Air Museum]]
* [[Philmont_Scout_Ranch|Philmont]]
* [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]
* [[Dover AFB]]
* [[Ellsworth AFB]]
* [[Maxwell AFB]]
* [[Malmstrom AFB]]
* [[Buckley AFB]]

=== Sports Venues Visited ===
I have witnessed America's enthusiasm for Competition at the following places:
* [[Dover International Speedway]]
* [[FirstEnergy Stadium]]
* [[Busch Memorial Stadium]]
* [[Veterans Stadium]]
* [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
* [[Citizens Bank Park]]
* [[Coors Field]]
* [[Pepsi Center]]
* [[1st Bank Center]]

=== Military Vehicles ===
I have set foot upon, been inside, or held on to the following (in alphabetical order):

* [[AC-47 Spooky]]
* [[B-17 Flying Fortress]]
* [[C-5 Galaxy]]
* [[KC-10 Extender]] - ''have flown in''
* [[C-17 Globemaster III]] - ''have flown in''
* [[C-47 Skytrain]]
* [[C-54 Skymaster]]
* [[C-119 Flying Boxcar]]
* [[C-124 Globemaster II]]
* [[C-130 Hercules]] - ''have flown in''
* [[Lockheed EC-130|EC-130 Commando Solo]]
* [[KC-135 Stratotanker]] - ''have flown in''
* [[F-4 Phantom II]]
* [[HMMWV]]
* [[M1A1 Abrams]]
* [[M3 Half-track]]
* [[M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck]]
* [[Willys MB]]
* [[UH-1 Huey]]
* [[CH-47 Chinook]] - ''have flown in''
* [[P-2 Neptune]]

=== Civilian Vehicles ===
I have drove, passengered, or pushed the following (in alphabetical order):

* [[Cessna 172]] - ''have flown in [[Civil Air Patrol]] Orientation Flight''
* [[Cessna 182]] - ''have flown in Civil Air Patrol Orientation Flight''
* 1969 [[Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)|Camaro RS]] - ''my brother's''
* 1988 [[Chevy S-10]] - ''my father's, now my brother's'' - ''have driven''
* 1988 [[Chevrolet K5 Blazer]] - ''my brother's''
* 198? [[Chevrolet Celebrity|Chevrolet Celebrity Station Wagon]] - ''my parents'''
* 199? [[Chevy Suburban]] - ''my [[Scoutmaster]]'s''
* 1999 Chevy S-10 ZR2 - ''my father's'' - ''have driven, rolled, and totaled''
* 2000 [[Chevrolet S-10 Blazer|Chevy Blazer ZR2]] - ''my father's'' - ''have driven''
* 2000 [[Chrysler Concorde]] LXi - ''have driven'' - '''currently own'''
* 2007 [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]] SXT - ''my mother's'' - ''have driven''
* 2009 [[Subaru Impreza WRX|Subaru Impreza WRX Premium (4 door)]] - ''have driven''
* 2007 [[Subaru Impreza WRX STI|Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited]] #360/800 - ''have driven'' - ''have owned''
* 2002 [[Subaru_Impreza_WRX#Rev._C_.282002-2003.29|Subaru Impreza WRX]] - ''have driven'' - '''currently own'''
** [[Subaru EJ engine#EJ205|EJ205 Engine]]
** http://www.cardomain.com/ride/682074/2002-subaru-impreza/

== Articles by Matthew ==
I originally started editing Wiki's at a Co-Op job at work. The company I work for had an internal wiki which I maintained, and I started editing other wiki's to become more proficient.. 

=== Pages Created by Matthew ===
I have originated the following pages, and monitor them accordingly:
* [[User:Mjf3719]]
* [[Leesport Lock House]] <-- My First Article
* [[Hawk Mountain Ranger School]]
* [[Civil Air Patrol Ranger]] 
* [[Civil Air Patrol Ranger Tape]] 
* [[Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol]]
* [[Amy Courter]]
* [[List of National Cadet Special Activities]]
* [[User:Fightin' Phillie]]
* [[PAWG (disambiguation)]]
* [[Ranger Beads]]<-- My Newest Article

==== Templates and Infoboxes ====
These don't really count as articles, but I made them:
* [[Template:Work of CAP]]

=== Pages Greatly Improved or Expanded Upon by Matthew ===
I have added content or made other noteworthy contributions to the following pages:
* [[Hoss's Steak and Sea House]]
* [[Park Point at RIT]]
* [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]
* [[2008 Philadelphia Phillies season]]
* [[460th Space Wing]]
* [[:Category:Civil Air Patrol]] (and Subcategories)
* [[National Cadet Special Activities]]
* [[Civil Air Patrol]]
* [[2008 World Series]]
* [[2009 Philadelphia Phillies season]]
* [[International Air Cadet Exchange]]
* [[Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol]]
* [[Winnenden school shooting]]
* [[RIT Ambulance]]
* [[Schuylkill Valley School District]]
* [[High Hopes (1959 song)]]
* [[Mickey Morandini]]

=== Pages Minorly Edited by Matthew ===
I have have stopped maintaining this section, as it's a pain.

=== Pages Watched by Matthew ===
I proposed a change or contested something on the following pages, so I monitor them to see current progress (but do not [[Special:Watchlist|watch]] them):
* Merge of [[Broomball at Michigan Tech]] and [[Broomball]]
* [[Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937]]
* [[United States Army Ranger]]
* [[Supercruise]]
* [[2008 Abu Kamal raid]]
* [[Do not want]]
* [[Purdue AFROTC Detachment 220]]
* [[Sky Watch]] -- Silly Brits; perhaps there's some way I can help this page?
* [[Winnenden school shooting]]

=== Matthew's Current Articles in Progress ===
I am currently interested in the following articles, and intend on significantly adding to them: (This does not imply that [[WP:OWN|article ownership]])
*

=== Matthew's Up and Coming Articles ===
Although I'm mostly inactive, I am working on the following articles in my user space: (This '''does''' imply that I [[WP:OWN|own]] these articles)
* [[User:Fightin' Phillie/CAP Flight]]
* [[User:Fightin' Phillie/Phillip Neuweiler]]
* [[User:Fightin' Phillie/Civil Air Patrol rank structure]]
* [[User:Fightin' Phillie/COWG]] Colorado Wing Civil Air Patrol

== Matthew's Recommended Reading List ==
{{seealso|User:Fightin' Phillie/Glory}}

* [[Battle of Chapultepec]]
* [[John Levitow]]
* [[George H. Gay, Jr.]]
* [[Rocco Baldelli]]
* [[USS Franklin (CV-13)]]
* [[William Dyess]]
* [[Battle of Narva (1944)]]
* [[John Byng]]
* [[Hugh Thompson, Jr.]]
* [[Massacre of Elphinstone's Army]]

== Pages Useful for Editing == 
I find the following pages especially useful for editing Wikipedia: 
* [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages]]
* [[Special:Upload]] - Wikipedia
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?uploadformstyle=plain Special:Upload] - WikiMedia
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:USGov_PD_license_tags Category:USGov PD license tags]
* [[User:Offrdk5/List_of_U.S._Army_acronyms_and_expressions|Acronyms of the US Army]]

;Essays
* [[WP:BEAN]]
* [[WP:IDIOT]]

== Useful Thoughts ==
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===A Message from Jimbo===
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== WikiProjects ==
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