A couple of months after I graduated from Lanier in 1980, I joined the Air Force. My first assignment was the Philippines (my birthplace), and I continually traveled quite a bit for the 23 years that I remained in the Air Force. Some of the places I've been include: Germany, Spain, Panama, Barcelona, Hawaii, Ohio, Colorado, Texas, California, Florida, and Mississippi. In 2003, and after retiring from the Air Force in Flordia, I moved to Louisiana. I've been here ever since.