also my last edit was the one right before the user dayewalker aka tippx came in and edited back to the exact version that tippx reverted it back to about or times it was this allen b west born february is a republican u s representative elect for and a retired army lieutenant colonel forced to retire from the army following a controversial interrogation incident in iraq in congressman elect west has also briefly taught high school and served as a civilian adviser in afghanistan with his successful campaign in the mid terms after an unsuccessful bid in he will be the first african american republican congressman from florida since josiah t walls in seems balanced nothings enhanced brief summary mostly his career and a some chance with it flows coordinately on through only divergence seems the statement forced to retire as you guys mentioned but we can reword that somehow that's no problem whatta ya think