Dennis was in the US Army for 5 years and served in active combat in Vietnam. (Never in his life took another bite of rice after returning from Vietnam where all he had to eat for 2 years was rice.  No one could be anywhere near him when the alarm clock went off in the morning for the first few years after returning from Vietnam because he'd wake up swinging his fists thinking he was still in the jungle).  He loved motorcycles, tattoos, and Texas.  His biker name was Pancake.    