McConnell AFB, Wichita Kansas

April 1970 – December 1973

This was probably the most important phase of my life. Professionally they were wonderful years; personally they were awful. I was an immature kid facing the realities of adulthood. I Read more

Six weeks – Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California

January 1970 – March 1970

My next stop for my training to become a missile launch officer was in Lompoc California. Since it was only there for a short Read more

14 weeks, September 1969 – December, 1969

Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas

My next stop in my Air Force tour of duty was at Wichita Falls Texas, a small town in northern Texas near the border of Read more

On Christmas break, my final. extra semester at the University of Wisconsin, I received a notice that I was drafted into the Army. 1969 was the last year that every healthy male was required to enter military service. My Read more