We all have songs that touch us deeply because of their almost spiritual connections with moments in our lives. After a few years of an Army Europe tour I interviewed for the 10th Special Forces and was accepted, but my brigade commander would not release me. I was ticked, and gave up my active duty status in 74’. Life had been planned around an Army career and now I wasn’t sure where life was going. Michael Murphy released Wildfire in 75’ and it spoke to me about escaping the unsettled feelings of lost life dreams. “On Wildfire we’re gonna ride / Gonna leave sodbustin’ behind / Get these hard times right on out of our minds / Riding Wildfire. It still speaks to me today – getting hard times right out of my mind…
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