Although I had taken 60 days terminal leave, I departed my last duty
station on December 1st 1978. February 1st, 1979 was my official date of
retirement. It's hard to believe I retired 35 years ago today. I was active
duty from November 1958 until February 1979; twenty years of good and bad
assignments. But a lot of great friends, the names of many are forgotten, but
their faces still haunt my memory, as do their voices. I know I've mentioned
this before, but one evening several years ago the telephone rang and on the
other end was a voice from Vietnam. Talk about ghosts, I instantly recognized
that voice. He was a young three-stripe sergeant who worked for me in Vietnam.
Today he lives in Tennessee and teaches school in Alabama. He didn't make a
career in the military, but went into teaching instead. Like many from that
period, Vietnam made him choose another career than the military. But anyway,
I'm feeling a little nostalgic today, I hope you don't mind.
Tom
Quite an anniversary. Thanks for your service.
ReplyDeleteHuge congratulations, Tom. And congrats on a wonderful 35 years after. Now, you just need to figure out what to do in the next 35! : )
ReplyDeleteThanks Guys, not sure I can hold up for the next 35 (G). I'll leave that for the young guys (LOL).
ReplyDeleteMy wife made SOS for lunch (LOL). Guess she wanted me to think I was back in the Mess Hall today (hahaha).
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