April 1, 2000
This page is just a brief view of the "treatment" that most "retiring" members get during their final "get together" with co-workers and friends. You will see that a few of the "younger" guys usually try to get you tied up and cover you with a variety of different "condiments". I feel I gave the younger guys a run for their money, they weren't expecting this "ol' man" to give them such a fight!
I must say this:
Throughout my 20 years in the military, I made many great friends and I will miss them all very much!
Some I still keep in touch with by emails and phone calls, they are a part of me and I will never forget them!
We've been through some rough times together;
(Tiger Thrust exercises [the 7-day long, 12 hour shifts in our chemical suits] at England AFB, La;
nine months together during Desert Shield/Desert Storm - "Gulf War"), and it only made our friendships better!
This group in the following photos are some of the best of the best! Thanks guys for all the good
memories and when we ever cross paths again, we can BS about the good old days!
Receiving my "shadow
box" from Chief
Mitchell
"United States Air Force Retired" pin-on
Me and my kids after receiving
my "retirement" certificate.
Do these two think they can just tie
me and I won't fight -
WRONG!
Still going at it, not going down without a fight!
Okay, they eventually got me,
tied my ankles and wrists, now
the
The water was cold, but it got the crap off!
nasty part begins - ketchup, mayo, mustard, hot dogs and the works!| Lackland
AFB, TX (San Antonio) |
March 13, 1980 - May 1980 | Basic Training |
| Lowery
AFB, CO (Denver) |
May 1980 - July 1980 | Tech School |
| Homestead
AFB, FL (south of Miami) |
July 1980 - July 1983 | 1st Duty Assignment |
| England
AFB, LA (Alexandria) |
July 1983 - Mar 1986 | 2nd Duty Assignment |
| Osan AB, Republic of Korea | Mar 1986 - Mar 1987 | 3rd Duty Assignment |
| England AFB, LA (Alexandria) | Mar 1987 - Aug 1990 | 4th Duty Assignment |
| King Faud Int'l Apt., Saudi Arabia | Aug 1990 - Apr 1991 | Gulf War deployment |
| England AFB, LA (Alexandria) | Apr 1991 - Feb 1992 | 5th Duty Assignment |
| RAF Upper Heyford, UK | Feb 1992 - Dec 1993 | 6th Duty Assignment |
| Aviano
AB, Italy (45 minutes north of Venice) |
Dec 1993 - Dec 1997 | 7th Duty Assignment |
| Hurlbert
Field, FL (Ft Walton Beach area) |
Dec 1997 - Apr 1, 2000 | 8th (and final) Duty Assignment |
Among the duty assignments listed above, I had several TDYs (temporary duty deployments) to:
| Patrick AFB, FL (Cocoa Beach) | got to go see Mickey Mouse while
there and watched a Space Shuttle launch, also got to meet astronaut
Sally Ride while there! |
| Nellis AFB (Las Vegas) | had a blast getting to see the
sights of Vegas and Lake Mead, but I lost my A$$ pretty quick and
realized not to take more than you can afford to "throw away" when you
go to a casino, but hey, working in the gaming industry is a good
thing, been almost 7 yrs in the industry now! |
| Ft. Hood, TX (Killeen) | this was the easiest TDY I ever
went on, even got to go down to see Lackland AFB again after 9 yrs in
the service. |
| Leck AB, Germany | north-western
Germany, near the border with Denmark,
took a day trip to Denmark - ate caviar and escargo, yes that was fish
eggs and snails....lol...oh yeah, I broke 3 ribs while riding a horse
there (English saddle), the horse spooked and threw me into a tree as
we were riding trails in the forest...that hurt like a b****. |
| St. Andrews, Scotland | home of the world famous golf
course - I'm not a golfer, so I toured the castle and monastry ruins,
the
locals loved our southern American accents. |
| RAK Lakenheath, United Kingdom | about an hour north of London;
had a good time here while attending an FTD class and made trips there
while I was stationed at Heyford... |
| Davis Monthan AFB, AZ (Tucson) | took a trip to Nogales, Mexico -
had tacos that were NOT made with beef, but was hungry and ate them
anyway....DON'T tell me what they were made with, just let me think it
was something good |
Thanks
guys for the memories and a fond farewell!