In 1991, while rummaging through my garage - retired guys spend an enormous amount of time rummaging - I came accross a box of flat memorabilia from my Air Force career.


"That's a crummy way to keep a career's worth of memories," I thought. My father had "stuff" stored in boxes hidden around his place, too. I wondered, "Why doesn't someone design a decent album Military Folks would be proud of, instead of those flimsy scrapbooks, with bunnies and turtles on the covers, carried by the BXs?"

Since it was just about 3-beer thirty, I grabbed a cold one and sat down at the kitchen table (my Command Post since I retired) to see what I could come up with. I asked myself some questions:

Why would someone buy my scrapbook?
Well, that was simple: They'd want to protect things they were proud of! I'm very proud of my military career and I know others feel the same way! Consequently, I wanted a 'system' which could keep special documents, certificates, letters, orders, etc. This "system" also had to be of high quality since it would hold things people treasure.

Lt. Col. R.F. Holliker Jr.
USAF/Retired

What makes a scrapbook appealing?
I had a lot of standard Air Force issue "rubber folders" containing awards and citations for various medals I received over the years. (We typically hang the pretty, colored part on the "I Love Me" wall and stuff the other bits in drawers or boxes.) I decided it would be nice to have an album where awards and citations could be viewed on one page. I also wanted places for photos and unit patches.

What am I waiting for?
Through trial and error, I came up with the scrapbook album system you find on this site. The albums look nice, have a lot of flexibility, protect things that are important to you and are reasonably priced as well.

I hope you enjoy them,

     Robert Holliker
     Owner
     ORF Enterprises