Barbara Niess:  

Life Married 47 years on Oct. 9, 1971, two grown children, a daughter and a son. Let's back up a little. After getting married in 1971, my husband got stationed in Killeen, Texas (Army). After about 3 months there, he got transferred to Germany where I joined him 3 months later. Living in Germany was a wonderful experience. We had the opportunity to travel around Germany and we saw many wonderful castles. We visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and London, England to name a few. We returned to state-side in December of 1973 to be stationed in Texas again. After six months there, we were transferred to Indianapolis, Indiana. This is where we had our first child in 1975. I earned my Cosmetology License in April of 1976 and ended up having my own mini-business at home so that I could stay home and care for my daughter. In 1977, my husband was sent to Officer's Candidate School (OCS) in Georgia. We lived there about 4 months and then we got stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. We lived there from August of 1977 to December of 1980 and I was about to have my second child. My husband had to go back to Indiana for advancement training. This is when I had my second child in January of 1981 in Indianapolis, Indiana. So both of my children were born in Indiana, only 5 years apart at different moves. We had quite the adventure. After nine months there, we were transferred to Alexandria, Virginia and lived in Montclair. We lived there 4 years and got stationed in Hawaii. That was like having a four year vacation. It was absolutely beautiful! I got involved in education at t...Expand for more