I love this country! We have so many blessings and opportunities here in the United States. I have lived in over 30 different countries and have seen the circumstances families live in. The United States of America is a blessed country.
I retired from the Air Force in October 1993. I work as a Certified Public Accountant on Defense Contracts. Also on this audio I talk about my family, leisure time (during and after military service) and ancestors who have served in the military.
In this segment I discuss how I coped with loss, the treatment of veterans returning home from Viet Nam, and the differences in war strategies between different U.S. wars/conflicts.
In 1984 I went into the Intelligence Division where I worked for 10 years. This audio segment tells of my duties during this time, the invasion of Kuwait, communication between servicemen and their loved ones, and MRE\'s. Smoke lines from the Kuwait Fires Kuwait Fires from the air Kuwait Fires at night
After Viet Nam I taught other servicemen as an Operations Plans Officer. Later I flew in the C-141 Cargo plane and participated in C-130 Search and Rescue missions. My most enjoyable time in the military was during my time in Search and Rescue. This audio also covers friends in the military, a Nuclear...
This audio recording was done for the Veteran\'s History Project. The complete recording can be found in the Library of Congress once it has been processed (http://www.loc.gov/vets/). It is broken into segments in this journal for easy access by my friends and family. After the introduction I talk about joining the United States Marines and...
