Retiring Sergeant Major convinced he was medieval Japanese Samurai in previous life

FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army sergeant major months from retiring after more than 30 years of service is pretty sure he was a Japanese samurai in a previous life, sources confirmed today.

"You know, I can really identify with the Samurai mindset," sources say Sgt. Maj. Joshua Thomas, an overweight 48-year-old father of four, murmured to himself. Thomas, gen…