Douglas Godbey:  

Traveled a lot, had quite a few successes and few failures. When I left WRHS in '64, I left a few good friends behind. I took nothing away with me (left year books at home with Mom and Dad who promptly 'lost' them) mainly because I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to return (don't forget, Viet Nam was hotly involved in a sort-of war. Bounced around in the CG, including 5 months in Viet Nam in '67/'68 (got an extended TDY assignment instead of transfer). Got out of the Coast Guard in June of '68 in Washington State and went to work installing Central Office Switches for non-Bell telephone companies.. Soon discovered that, in a way, I didn't come all the way back from 'Nam (took close to 15 years to fully recover). I hate to say it but there were a lot of us riding that same bus. Some of my best military 'shipmates' (buddies) are still in VA Hospitals. I do keep in touch but it its doubtful they will ever be recovered enough to really go home. Had a successful career in Data Processing. I spent 45+ years doing about every job there is (programming, operations,installation, sales, consulting, etc.) and saw a wide range of systems and software I had the distinct pleasure of either helping to build, install, configure, and/or operating it. Even worked for IBM at the last (major dream of mine). Enjoyed that part of my career a lot. I had to retire while at IBM due to health reasons. Not that it matters much, but I am a Stroke Survivor (Nov. 2004) and have lost the use of my left arm and walk funny. ;-) I now work with Non-Profit Agencies and Thrift Stores by refurbishing PCs t...Expand for more