Skating the day away

By Staff Sgt. Antwaun ParrishAugust 7, 2012

Skating the day away
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Cody Hogener (left) and Pvt. Jose Rodriguez share a laugh while serving dinner at I Corps Special Troops Battalion Dining Facility, Aug. 2, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodriguez has been skateboarding for more than six years and continues... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Skating the day away
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pvt. Jose Rodriguez is a food service specialist from Del Rio, Texas, assigned to I Corps Special Troops Battalion Dining Facility, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodriguez has been skateboarding for more than six years and continues to enjoy his pa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Skating the day away
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pvt. Jose Rodriguez, a food service specialist from Del Rio, Texas, assigned to I Corps Special Troops Battalion Dining Facility, skateboards Aug. 2, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodriguez has been skateboarding for more than six years and cont... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Skating the day away
4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pvt. Jose Rodriguez, a food service specialist from Del Rio, Texas, assigned to I Corps Special Troops Battalion Dining Facility, skateboards Aug. 2, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodriguez has been skateboarding for more than six years and cont... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -As a child, Pvt. Jose Rodriguez pieced together plywood and wheels to make his first skateboard. Two years later, he received his first real skateboard on his 13th birthday.

"I begged my mom for a skateboard and I was so happy when she got me one," said Rodriguez, a food service specialist, assigned to I Corps.

He has been skateboarding for more than six years and enjoys it more every time he gets a chance to do it, alongside his full-time job in the Army.

"Since I have been in the Army I haven