John Bucko:  

Life offers challenges(2012 update) I hope your life is in fine shape. I missed the class of 70, 30 yr reunion, made the 40 year. Highly recommend people make these things...quite fun. I am retired from public school teaching after 28 years in June 07. I had been a shop teacher for most of my public school teaching years but taught PE the last 4. I live in Joshua Tree, CA (near JT National Park, close to 29 Palms) off HWY 62 north of Palm Springs. My wife of 19 years is Judy. At high school I was somewhat a loner, but football, track, and marching band saved me from total obscurity. I think I haven't physically changed much except for gray hair and sun weathered complexion and few lbs heavier. I love biking, hiking, Kayaking, surfing, snorkeling and tennis, etc. but will play any sport for fun,exercise, & fraternity (golf, basketball, snowboarding, ad infinitum). I attend Calvary Chapel-Joshua Springs in Yucca Valley. Retired from the Navy Reserve as a Chief Hospital Corpsman(HMC/FMF) with 27 years in Sept 2012. Got some of that adventure: Served in Desert Storm in 90/91, later in Korea, Thailand, Central and South America, Bridgeport, CA and Alaska. I am conservative in thinking and like political debate/discourse. Saving the nation from decline is the motivation. I figure we are here to encourage each other, so I hope my story and photos encourage you to post similar. My pictures show mostly the last 10 years...Expand for more