From sunny California I spent a two year tour with the RCAF at Canadian Forces Base, Bagotville, Quebec, instructing back seaters in CF-101's. Homestead was next (1970) in Wing Ops and WSO in F-4E's. The experts in assignments branch knew how much I loved Asia so they determined that a tour at Kadena would be right down my alley. Spent most of that assignment TDY at CCK on Taiwan pulling alert to protect the Taiwanese from Mao and his gang.
Left Taiwan and came back to George in '74. The promotion board decided that as a major with a high school diploma I was "doing well in present grade" and didn't need to be a Lt. Col., so I retired in August of 1976. Entered the University of Tennessee at Martin and received my degree in education in 1980. I taught high school kids for the next 18 years before prostate cancer surgery helped me decide to retire again in '98. Since then I have been doing what I damn well please on my five acre place here in West Tennessee. I built a greenhouse and enjoy growing plants that I can give away to anyone who wants them. Sure seems like the years have flown since that day in March of 1960 when we got to pin on those gold bars! Best regards to all survivors and a quiet, restful peace to those who have passed on.