Our father, Bill Motley, Sr., enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served as a Field Artillery soldier in Germany during World War II. In 1950, he was granted a Direct Commission to Second Lieutenant and immediately shipped off to Korea for the war. He was serving as a Forward Observer for the 5th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) when he was shot in the knee. Upon his return to the states, he went to work for the Army Security Agency (ASA), where he served for the rest of his career. He retired in 1967 as a Lieutenant Colonel. In the mid-1970's, he served as a Distributor's Representative for his brother's company, Tavern Products, Inc. and handled the north Texas area.