Carey comes from a family of Army veterans on both sides of the family and was in the Army himself. A lineage that includes distant relations to the American Indians and more recently soldiers in “The big Red One”, one of Patton’s Tankers and an Air Cav helicopter pilot gives a unique view to this country’s history. Add to that growing up with a step family of Kentucky “do it yourself” type country people who made the discussion of history and “Foxfire” type skills a part of the dinner conversation, and you have a unique perspective and approach.
He lives in Kentucky near Louisville, and has a day job in the white collar world of Technology leadership but still finds time to hunt, ride horses and hike and camp. One of the highlights of the year is an annual trip into some of the more wild woods of Tennessee on horseback for several days with 10-15 men with just what can fit in the saddle bags.