Lover of cool stuff, maker of cool stuff!
WELL, HERE GOES NOTHING. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN GODS COUNTRY, NORTH DAKOTA. LIVING IN NORTH DAKOTA ALLOWED ME TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS YEAR ROUND. YES, WINTERS ARE COLD, BUT THAT'S WHY THEY MAKE JACKETS. I WOULD SPEND MY SUMMERS FISHING OR PRACTICING SOME SORT OF WATER SPORTS. FALLS, HUNTING, HUNTING AND MORE HUNTING. WINTER, WELL THAT IS MORE FISHING OR PLAYING IN THE SNOW AFTER I GOT DONE DIGGING OUT. SEP. 11, 2001 CHANGED MY LIFE. I JOINED THE ND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WITH MY OLDER BROTHER AND YOUNGER SISTER TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. I WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ IN EARLY 2003, COMBAT ENGINEER WAS THE OFFICIAL TITLE. DURING THE DEPLOYMENT, I LEARNED THE TRUE MEANING OF A BATTLE BUDDY. SOMEONE WHO HAS YOUR BACK, NO MATTER WHAT AND IS WILLING TO TAKE A BULLET SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THE MAN IN THE PICTURE WITH ME IS MY BATTLE BUDDY. TO THIS DAY, WE TALK TO EACH OTHER REGULARLY. HE HAS MY SIX, AND I HAVE HIS. SO, NOW YOU KNOW THE REASON I USED THE NAME BATTLE BUDDY FOR MY SPEED LOADER. ITS LIKE HAVING A HELPING HAND AT THE RANGE. AFTER RETURNING HOME, WE BOTH FINISHED COLLEGE AND STARTED OUR CAREERS AND FAMILIES. NOW, LIVING IN ILLINOIS WE DO NOT SEE EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE BUT WE ARE STILL AS CLOSE AS EVER. I'M A PROUD FATHER OF 3 AND MARRIED TO AN AWESOME WOMAN, KRISTEN, SINCE 2009. KRISTEN IS AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER. THE PRODUCT PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY HER. I WORK FULL TIME AT A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, AND IN MY SPARE TIME HAVE STARTED A BUSINESS. THE AMERICAN DREAM IS TO PASS ON MORE THAN YOU WERE BROUGHT UP WITH. ONE THING I WILL BE SURE TO PASS ON IS MY LOVE FOR COUNTRY, FAMILY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE NEED FOR A GOOD BATTLE BUDDY.
GOD BLESS
KEVIN "KC" KERNER
